AFTER WILLIAM THEED, (1804 - 1891), A PAINTED PLASTER BUST OF ACHILLES,
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The original, in white marble was commissioned by Prince Albert, consort of Queen Victoria. It was one of six busts after the Antique supplied by Theed in 1856, intended for the gallery above the grand staircase at Buckingham Palace. The bust remains in the Royal Collection, (RCIN 2047) |
| Estimate: |
£800 - £1,200
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Hammer price:
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£1,400 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
his head turned to dexter, the helmet with plume rising above a recumbent sphinx, and with gryphons, anthemia and other motifs in relief, on a waisted circular section socle, 91cm high x 36cm wide
