Sold for:
$16,590
$16,590
Daniel Chester French (American, 1850-1931) Portrait Bust of a Woman Initialed "D. C.F" within the cast l.r. Bronze with green patina, approximately 8 x 3 1/2 in. (20.3 x 8.9 cm). Condition: Minor surface grime. Provenance: Gift from the artist's daughter; Margaret French Cresson (1889-1973) to Dr. and Mrs. D.J. MacPherson, Brookline, Massachusetts; private New England collection. There is minor dust & grime to the interstices. There are minute pits (possibly from the original casting) on the lower rim of the base, and a buffed and patinated one to the lower edge of her chest. There is no foundry mark.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2010-01-29
