Lot Essay
Exhibited at the Royal Academy, the bust is recorded by Rupert Gunnis, A Biographical Dictionary of Sculptors in Britain, 1660-1851.
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BY EDWARD DAVIS (1813-1878), CIRCA 1874
Details
A VICTORIAN WHITE MARBLE BUST OF MISS NELLIE HAYES
BY EDWARD DAVIS (1813-1878), CIRCA 1874
With hair tied back and wearing an Egyptian style necklace, inscribed 'NELLIE HAYES' and 'E. DAVIS / SCULPT. LONDON / 1874.'
30 in. (76 cm.) high
BY EDWARD DAVIS (1813-1878), CIRCA 1874
With hair tied back and wearing an Egyptian style necklace, inscribed 'NELLIE HAYES' and 'E. DAVIS / SCULPT. LONDON / 1874.'
30 in. (76 cm.) high
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's South Kensington, 14 April 2015, lot 176.
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