Lot 142 , After The Antique. A large plaster bust of Hercules, Overall H.6ft 2in.

After The Antique. A large plaster bust of Hercules, on a fluted column, Overall H.6ft 2in.
Estimate £100-200

Bust stands freely upon the column and can easily be lifted away, overall a little dusty and dirty, some fritting around the back of the neck and to the sides, a few minor scuffs scattered throughout the piece along with a few tiny dents and a few shallow surface scratches all of varying age, one fine hairline crack running vertically upwards through the centre of his chest and down into the socle, this appears to have had some sort of retouched repair at some point, the lower portion of the socle has been broken and fairly crudely repaired with a much white putty type material, fluted column has chips, cracks and losses particularly to the top edges of the column and also to the extremities of the square base. Column stands 99cm high, bust is 87cm high and 61cm at its widest point.


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Sold for £500