18th Sep, 2021 10:30

The William Mowat-Thomson Collection

 
  Lot 1241
 

A PLASTER BUST OF DR JOHN GRAHAM MACDONALD ON A MARBLE COLUMN

PLASTER BUST OF DR JOHN GRAHAM MACDONALD,
the bust inscribed 'C. Maccalum S.C., 1867', the reverse in pencil 'Dr. John Graham Macdonald Burt MD F.R.S.E.', on a circular socle, on a marble cylindrical column, the bust 69cm high, 170cm high overall
Provenance: The William Mowat-Thomson Collection

 

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Sold for £400
Estimated at £500 - £800


Condition Report
Condition generally good to fair.
One or two minor chips around the bust, with the largest ones bein towards the bottom of the drapery, as well as a couple on the figures nose.
Wear to both bust and column as per age.
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