A Rare Plaster Library Bust of Julius Caesar by D Brucciani & Co. London, for the British Museum; 1870 sub-Macabre- Medicine and on an attractive base

and on an attractive base

and it is clear this work has been cherished since it was made

1940Height: 32”Width/Depth: 12”The Base: 9” squareThe rather large and well-proportioned terracotta urn showing the remains of ivory painted decoration

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or wall painting

A Rare Plaster Library Bust of Julius Caesar by D Brucciani & Co. London, for the British Museum; 1870 sub-Macabre- Medicine and on an attractive baseOrigin: EnglishPeriod: Mid VictorianProvenance: D. Brucciani & Co for The British Museum, LondonDate: c. 1870Height: 18. 75Width: 7Depth: 9 or 6. 75 at socle base (all at extremities)The finely cast plaster study of Julius Caesar (100 BC44 BC) in his prime years, marked 1870 BM, for Brucciani (18151880) & Co to the central tablet, and hand signed to the rear, the bust crafted under the auspices of The British Museum, London, and the whole mounted on a