A Decorative Late Victorian Painted Plaster Portrait Library Bust of John Milton c.1890 sub-Curios Carved motifs

Carved motifs

Antipathes species belong to the order Antipatharia

There is an all-over weathering to the piece being consistent with age

there is loss to the nose of the bust

A Decorative Late Victorian Painted Plaster Portrait Library Bust of John Milton c.1890 sub-Curios Carved motifsOrigin: English Period: Late Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1880 1900 Height: 19. 5 Base Diameter: 8 The late Victorian painted plaster library bust of John Milton (1608 74) wearing ceremonial robes and with a central cartouche reading Milton on a weighted waisted socle base, survives from the late Victorian period in beautifully decorative condition. The condition of the bust is simply wonderfully decorative with the original paint having