Lot Essay
Compare the model illustrated by W. Mrazek and W. Neuwrith, Wiener Porzellan, 1718-1864, Vienna, 1971, taf. 78, no. 572.
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CERAMICS FROM THE COLLECTION OF MARJORIE WEST (LOTS 61-80)
A VIENNA BISCUIT PORCELAIN PORTRAIT BUST OF ANTONIO CANOVA
DATED 1805-06, THE SOCLE WITH BLUE BINDENSCHILD MARK, IMPRESSED 806, 6. AND A, THE BUST INCISED ON THE REAR TRUNCATION GRASSI. F. 1805 FOR ANTON GRASSI
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A VIENNA BISCUIT PORCELAIN PORTRAIT BUST OF ANTONIO CANOVA
DATED 1805-06, THE SOCLE WITH BLUE BINDENSCHILD MARK, IMPRESSED 806, 6. AND A, THE BUST INCISED ON THE REAR TRUNCATION GRASSI. F. 1805 FOR ANTON GRASSI
The sculptor classically draped, truncated at the shoulders, raised on a cobalt-blue ground socle inscribed 'Canova' in gilt
17 in. (43.2 cm.) high overall
DATED 1805-06, THE SOCLE WITH BLUE BINDENSCHILD MARK, IMPRESSED 806, 6. AND A, THE BUST INCISED ON THE REAR TRUNCATION GRASSI. F. 1805 FOR ANTON GRASSI
The sculptor classically draped, truncated at the shoulders, raised on a cobalt-blue ground socle inscribed 'Canova' in gilt
17 in. (43.2 cm.) high overall