A black basalt portrait bust of Nelson 19th century, modelled with head turned to sinister and raised on a waisted square base moulded with military motifs, together with a Continental faïence bust of Nelson, a Staffordshire porcelain figure and two Continental porcelain figures of Nelson, all modelled standing and wearing his Vice-Admiral's uniform, 19cm max. (5) Cf. Remembering Nelson, A Record of The Lily Lambert McCarthy Collection at the Royal Naval Museum, England, p.169 for an identical white stoneware bust made at Herculaneum. However, as the factory was known to use moulds from other Staffordshire factories, and as the piece is unusually unmarked, a definite attribution is not possible..
A black basalt portrait bust of Nelson 19th century, modelled with head turned to sinister and raised on a waisted square base moulded with military motifs, together with a Continental faïence bust of Nelson, a Staffordshire porcelain figure and two Continental porcelain figures of Nelson, all modelled standing and wearing his Vice-Admiral's uniform, 19cm max. (5) Cf. Remembering Nelson, A Record of The Lily Lambert McCarthy Collection at the Royal Naval Museum, England, p.169 for an identical white stoneware bust made at Herculaneum. However, as the factory was known to use moulds from other Staffordshire factories, and as the piece is unusually unmarked, a definite attribution is not possible..
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