19thC Plaster Bust on Faux Porphyry Marble Column of Architect Matthew Habershon

A very finely carved marble bust of William Ewart Gladstone dated 1868 and signed W.Theed SC William Theed was born in Staffordshire, his father, William Theed the elder being a sculptor and a craftsman at Wedgwood, known for his major work, Hercules and the Thracian Horses for one frontage of the Buckingham Palace complex. The younger Theed studied at the Royal Academy Schools, then worked for the sculptor E. H. Baily. Five years on, in 1826, he went to Rome, where he was to stay a total of 22 years, during that time working in the studios of Thorwaldson and John Gibson. Returning to London in 1848, Theed enjoyed a good reputation, being a favoured sculptor of Queen Victoria, and was commissioned to produce many portrait statues, busts, and large monuments. He showed work in the 1851 Great Exhibition, and among other high points were a group for the Albert Memorial, and five standing figures on the Inland Revenue side of Somerset House, representing Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Belfast and Dublin. Theed's statues may be seen in St Paul's (Henry Hallam), Manchester (Monument to Chetham in the Cathedral, Gladstone and Thomas Bright for the Town Hall, and James Watt in Piccadilly Gardens), Huddersfield (Robert Peel), Winchester (David Williams monument in the Cathedral), and Prince Albert statues for Grimsby, and in Australia in Macquairie Street, Sydney. He was also responsible for three of the portrait statues (Bacon, Locke, Adam Smith...

A elegant D Brucciani plaster cast classical mask of a Putto Domenico Brucciani was born in Lucca, Italy in 1815. He moved to London where he estab...

Bronze Bust of Johan Joachim Winckelmann on a Verde Marble Pedestal, 20th Century Provenance: Private Melbourne Collection. Description: Displaying in its sensitive treatment of ...

A handsome and most impressive Italian 19th century white Carrara, Sarrancolin marble, Patinated Bronze and Faux Painted marble bust of August Caesar. This exceptional bust is raised...