A FRENCH ORMOLU BUST OF GEORGE WASHINGTON
AFTER THE MODEL BY JEAN-ANTONINE HOUDON, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Inscribed "First in war, First in peace/and/First with hearts of his Countrymen,' mounted on a white marble base
11 ½ in. (29.2 cm.) high
A FRENCH ORMOLU BUST OF GEORGE WASHINGTON
AFTER THE MODEL BY JEAN-ANTONINE HOUDON, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Inscribed "First in war, First in peace/and/First with hearts of his Countrymen,' mounted on a white marble base
11 ½ in. (29.2 cm.) high
Acquired from Jeremy Ltd., London.
Detroit Museum of Art, 1930 (according to the dealer's invoice).
This lot is offered without reserve.
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