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Lot 94
Sale 6266 - American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts
Apr 30, 2019
6:00AM ET
null / Philadelphia
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Estimate
$1,000 -
2,000
Price Realized
$2,875
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Lot Description
James Wilson Alexander MacDonald (1824-1908) After Jean-Antoine Houdon (French, 1741-1828) Bronze bust of George Washington, Superb Bronze & Iron Co., Inc.,
Brooklyn, NY, early 20th century Marked "Copyright 1898" and foundry mark "Superb Bronze & Iron Co., Inc.", the reverse with cast certificate: "New York City, N.Y. I hereby certify and solemnly swear that the Bust upon which this certificate appears is a perfect reproduction of the Life-Cast Bust of Washington, cast and molded from life at Mount Vernon, Va. in the year 1785, by the eminent French sculptor, Jean Antoine Houdon (see Washington's Diary, Oct. 12th, 1785). The original Life-Cast Bust is now owned by Miss Belle A. MacDonald of New York City. -Wilson MacDonald, Sculptor", and notary by T.B. Wakeman; together with ebonized wood pedestal.
H: 18 1/2 in. (bust)