English and European Ceramics and Glass - 13th October 2009
Lot 388
A pearlware bust of the poet Matthew Prior
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £300
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Description
A pearlware bust of the poet Matthew Prior, wearing his characteristic turban, raised on a marbled socle, early 19th century, 17cm.
Matthew Prior (1664-1721) of Wimborne, was one of 'Lord Dorset's Boys' and a sometime member of the notorious Kit-Kat club. He was a politician and poet and is buried at Westminster Abbey.
