English and European Ceramics and Glass - 18th October 2017
Lot 1306
A large Robinson and Leadbetter Parian bust of Queen Victoria c.1897
Estimate £250 - £350 | Hammer £900
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Description
A large Robinson and Leadbetter Parian bust of Queen Victoria c.1897, modelled by R J Morris to commemorate Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, her mourning dress and lace veil finely detailed, wearing a cameo of Prince Albert on her left breast, the whole raised on a circular socle, titled to the reverse and impressed 'R&L', 53cm.
Cf. Richard Dennis, The Parian Phenomenon, p.229, fig.745.