Live Auction 20027Jasper Conran: The Collection Part I
TWO PLASTER BUSTS OF DEMOSTHENES AND CALIGULA
Lot 95

TWO PLASTER BUSTS OF DEMOSTHENES AND CALIGULA

AFTER THE ANTIQUE, LATE 18TH OR EARLY 19TH CENTURY

Closed14 September 2021

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GBP 3,250

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TWO PLASTER BUSTS OF DEMOSTHENES AND CALIGULA
AFTER THE ANTIQUE, LATE 18TH OR EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Each on an integrally cast circular socle and with a cartouche inscribed 'DEMOSTHENES / B.C. 322' and 'CALIGULA' respectively; Caligula incised '6' to the reverse and with handwritten inventory label '40', Demosthenes with handwritten inventory label '92'
Caligula: 18 in. (45.5 cm.) high
Demosthenes: 18 ½ in. (47 cm.) high

The bust of Demosthenes acquired from Piers von Westenholz, November 2014.