Live Auction 5971An English Look - Robert Kime, Piers von Westenholz, David Bedale and James Graham-Stewart
Christie’s roundel
Lot 258

TWO ENGLISH IVORY BUSTS OF WILLIAM IV AND QUEEN ADELAIDE

BY BENJAMIN CHEVERTON, CIRCA 1835

Closed8 July 2009

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GBP 4,750

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TWO ENGLISH IVORY BUSTS OF WILLIAM IV AND QUEEN ADELAIDE
BY BENJAMIN CHEVERTON, CIRCA 1835
Queen Adelaide signed 'Cheverton Sc', each on black marble plinths, variations in size
William IV - 10½ in. (26.5 cm.) high; Queen Adelaide - 9¾ in. (24.8 cm.) overall (2)

Specialist note

Benjamin Cheverton (d.1876), sculptor, entrepreneur and engineer created the Cheverton Reducing Machine in 1836, which miniaturized full-scale sculpture.