Thomas Ball (American, 1819-1911)

Thomas Ball (American, 1819-1911)

St. John the Evangelist
Unsigned.
Carrara marble, height 46 7/8 in. (199.0 cm), on an integral marble base.
Condition: Minor losses to marble at verso left side below the shoulder, at left wrist, and a loss of part of the stylus, small chip to marble base at verso right corner, minor surface abrasions/pitting, never sited out-of-doors.

Provenance: Purchased from the artist by Edward Francis Searles (American, 1841-1920); Estate of Edward Francis Searles; to B. Allen Rowland (1920); by purchase on July 7, 1957, to the current private collection.
Estimate $15,000-25,000

Width and depth of figure17 1/2 x 19 1/4 in.
Marble base 13 x 13 in.

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