Live Auction 16115The Collector: English & European Furniture, Fine Art, Ceramics & Silver
A VIENNA BISCUIT PORCELAIN PORTRAIT BUST OF ANTONIO CANOVA
Lot 81 CERAMICS FROM THE COLLECTION OF MARJORIE WEST (LOTS 61-80)

A VIENNA BISCUIT PORCELAIN PORTRAIT BUST OF ANTONIO CANOVA

DATED 1805-06, THE SOCLE WITH BLUE BINDENSCHILD MARK, IMPRESSED 806, 6. AND A, THE BUST INCISED ON THE REAR TRUNCATION GRASSI. F. 1805 FOR ANTON GRASSI

Closed10 April 2018

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USD 12,500

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A VIENNA BISCUIT PORCELAIN PORTRAIT BUST OF ANTONIO CANOVA
DATED 1805-06, THE SOCLE WITH BLUE BINDENSCHILD MARK, IMPRESSED 806, 6. AND A, THE BUST INCISED ON THE REAR TRUNCATION GRASSI. F. 1805 FOR ANTON GRASSI
The sculptor classically draped, truncated at the shoulders, raised on a cobalt-blue ground socle inscribed 'Canova' in gilt
17 in. (43.2 cm.) high overall

Specialist note

Compare the model illustrated by W. Mrazek and W. Neuwrith, Wiener Porzellan, 1718-1864, Vienna, 1971, taf. 78, no. 572.