An Italian marble bust of the Emperor Hadrian 17th or early 18th Century 102 cm high The white marble head on mottled yellow marble-veneered shoulders on a circular green marble socle. Hadrian was Emperor from Emperor AD 117-138....
Attributed to Louis-François Roubiliac (1702-1762). An English terracotta bust of George Frederick Handel, first half of the 18th Century. 58.5cm high....
Attributed to Henry Scheemakers and Henry Cheere. A white marble bust of Peregrine, 2nd Duke of Ancaster, wearing an elaborate breastplate, first half of the 18th Century. Peregrine (1685-1742) was the second but eldest surviving son of Robert, 1st Duke of Ancaster, and his first wife, Mary Wynn. He was Vice-Chamberlain to Queen Anne and Lord of the Bedchamber to King George I. On succeeding his father as 2nd Duke of Ancaster, he also became Lord Great Chamberlain of England. A magnificent...
