BY SAMUEL NIXON, CIRCA 1840

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AN EARLY VICTORIAN CARVED MARBLE BUST OF A LADY
BY SAMUEL NIXON, CIRCA 1840
Inscribed to the reverse of the socle S.NIXON Sc.
27in. (68.5cm.) high

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Lot Essay

Samuel Nixon (b.1803 d.1854) was employed on a number of public projects, including the commemorative Scottish granite statue of William IV on King William Street in the City, later removed to Greenwich. He also excuted numerous portrait busts for public buildings in London, aswell as private commissions, recorded mainly during 1830's and 40's.
Rupert Gunnis, Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851, London page 273.

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