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A BRONZE BUST OF A YOUNG GIRL
Lot 234

A BRONZE BUST OF A YOUNG GIRL

CAST FROM A MODEL BY ALFRED DRURY (1856-1944), CIRCA 1910

Closed12 April 2017

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GBP 2,250

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A BRONZE BUST OF A YOUNG GIRL
CAST FROM A MODEL BY ALFRED DRURY (1856-1944), CIRCA 1910
Mounted on a green serpentine marble plinth, signature cast to reverse 'A. Drury'
14 in. (35.5 cm.) high

Specialist note

Drury cast a few variants of heads of children modelled on Gracie Doncaster, the younger daughter of a close friend. One version including her shoulders and torso received wide acclaim when exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1897 under the title `The Age of Innocence'