AFTER RAFFAELE MONTI (ITALIAN, 1818-1881): A COPELAND
AFTER RAFFAELE MONTI (ITALIAN, 1818-1881): A COPELAND PARIAN PORCELAIN BUST OF 'LOVE'
depicting a youthful beauty, her long hair falling about her shoulders, her dress adorned with a rose, raised on a cylindrical socle, the back of the bust inscribed 'R. MONTI Sept 1871 / CERAMIC / CRYSTAL PALACE ART UNION/ COPELAND'
34cm high
Raffaele Monti is perhaps most famous for his bust of a veiled vestal, which was first carved for the 6th Duke of Devonshire. The veiled vestal or 'Veiled Bride' as it became known as, was also issued as a Parian bust in 1861 by the Crystal Palace Art Union.
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AFTER RAFFAELE MONTI (ITALIAN, 1818-1881): A COPELAND PARIAN PORCELAIN BUST OF 'LOVE'
depicting a youthful beauty, her long hair falling about her shoulders, her dress adorned with a rose, raised on a cylindrical socle, the back of the bust inscribed 'R. MONTI Sept 1871 / CERAMIC / CRYSTAL PALACE ART UNION/ COPELAND'
34cm high
Raffaele Monti is perhaps most famous for his bust of a veiled vestal, which was first carved for the 6th Duke of Devonshire. The veiled vestal or 'Veiled Bride' as it became known as, was also issued as a Parian bust in 1861 by the Crystal Palace Art Union.
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