Porcelain & Glass - 28th November 2007

Lot 234

An English phrenological head

Estimate £100 - £200 | Hammer £200

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Description

An English phrenological head, as an inkwell, stamped 'By F. Bridges, Phrenologist', mid 19th century, 14cm. Frederick Bridges was a Liverpool phrenologist famed for being paid ?50 for a personal 'manipulation' and report on Prime Minister Viscount Palmerston.