AFTER THE ANTIQUE, LATE 18TH OR EARLY 19TH CENTURY

Details

TWO PLASTER BUSTS OF DEMOSTHENES AND CALIGULA
AFTER THE ANTIQUE, LATE 18TH OR EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Each on an integrally cast circular socle and with a cartouche inscribed 'DEMOSTHENES / B.C. 322' and 'CALIGULA' respectively; Caligula incised '6' to the reverse and with handwritten inventory label '40', Demosthenes with handwritten inventory label '92'
Caligula: 18 in. (45.5 cm.) high
Demosthenes: 18 ½ in. (47 cm.) high

Provenance

The bust of Demosthenes acquired from Piers von Westenholz, November 2014.

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