Single Owner Auction - The Estate of William N. Banks, Jr. of Newnan, Georgia
Sat, Sep 12, 2020 09:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 208
Two Staffordshire Pearlware Busts
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
British, each after model by Enoch Wood, William Shakespeare, wearing brown patterned yellow waistcoat, lavender coat and blue cloak trimmed in yellow and brown; John Milton, wearing red waistcoat, russet coat and yellow fringed light blue cloak, each on flaring stepped rectangular plinth, tallest 11-1/2 in.ÿ; Provenance: Sotheby's, New York, The Late Reverend Benjamin J. Lake, D.D. Collection of Staffordshire Figures, Lot 382, January 29, 1987 (stickers on verso of each bust and accompanied by copy of receipt for $1,100 and original Sotheby's catalog complete with Prices Realized List); The Estate of William N. Banks, Jr., Newnan, Georgia
chips and losses to corners and edges of both bases, Shakespeare with chip at facing left shoulder and restuck to base with visible glued repair, hair cracked and chippedÿ
Condition
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