Contact Seller
Doe And Hope
Tel07729 213013Please quote Antiques Atlas.
Non UK callers :
+44 7729 213013
Portrait Bust of a Maiden in the Style of Clytie
The well sized three-quarter plaster bust of a lady or maiden, her hair in plats, modelled in the style of Clytie after the original Greco-Roman marble in the Townley collection in the British Museum, with wear and weathering commensurate with age, scantily draped and cupped in ruffled leaves on an integral oval socle base.
There are small chips and general wear to the top surface of the bust but she remains in good overall condition with no major losses or damages to speak of other than loss to one ear. This plaster version may have been a maquette for a final marble bust and we cannot find any marks to indicate who made her.
There is a Roman bust in the British Museum that was widely reproduced across europe and this bust was probably commissioned by a gentleman of his wife or lover in the style of Clytie.
Clytie was the daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, and after being deserted by her lover Apollo, she pined away and changed into a sunflower, which still turns its head towards the sun's course, as in pledge of her love.
A good country house portrait bust of pleasing decorator size.
SellerDoe And Hope
View all stock from
Doe And Hope
Private dealer, By appointment only
The Onion Barn, Shoe Cottage,
15 High Street, Blunham,
Bedfordshire, MK44 3NL.
MK44 3NL
Tel : 07729 213013
Non UK callers : +44 7729 213013
Get directions to Doe And Hope
There are small chips and general wear to the top surface of the bust but she remains in good overall condition with no major losses or damages to speak of other than loss to one ear. This plaster version may have been a maquette for a final marble bust and we cannot find any marks to indicate who made her.
There is a Roman bust in the British Museum that was widely reproduced across europe and this bust was probably commissioned by a gentleman of his wife or lover in the style of Clytie.
Clytie was the daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, and after being deserted by her lover Apollo, she pined away and changed into a sunflower, which still turns its head towards the sun's course, as in pledge of her love.
A good country house portrait bust of pleasing decorator size.
Price The price has been listed in British Pounds.
Conversion rates as of 21/JAN/2025. Euro & Dollar prices will vary and should only be used as a guide.
Always confirm final price with dealer. Free UK shipping.
Category Busts and Figures
Date c.1870-1900
Mid Victorian Antiques Material Plaster
Origin English
Item code as155a1997 / 2089
Status Sold
£650.00
$799.44
€768.63
$
€
Conversion rates as of 21/JAN/2025. Euro & Dollar prices will vary and should only be used as a guide.
Always confirm final price with dealer. Free UK shipping.
View all stock from
Doe And Hope
The Onion Barn, Shoe Cottage,
15 High Street, Blunham,
Bedfordshire, MK44 3NL.
MK44 3NL
Tel : 07729 213013
Non UK callers : +44 7729 213013
Get directions to Doe And Hope
You may also be interested in
Marble Bust of a Gentleman by John Wenlock Rollins
A Marble Bust Of Plato On A Plinth
Alabaster Bust
Bronze Bust by Emile Jespers c.1900
Alabaster Bust of a Young Man c.1920
Large Classical Female Bust
19th Century Bronze And Marble Sculpture
Antique Art Nouveau Goldscheider Terracotta Bust
Pair of orientalist sculptures in terracotta. XIXC
Large Plaster Bust of King Gustav III
Bronze Finish Spelter Bust William Ewart Gladstone
Antique Parian Bust of Queen Victoria by R & L