A Mid-19thC Gilded & Painted Plaster Bust of a Young Queen Victoria sub-Macabre- Medicine 5”Basin Diameter: 22”Pedestal: 13

5”Basin Diameter: 22”Pedestal: 13

an etiquette that was unusual and generally not encouraged in the restrained and prudish Victorian era and they also prove beautifully decorative items for these beloved pets at rest

which affected several aspects of the arts including painting

which whilst that may not be suited for collectors

but at night and during the dark days of winter the work was prepared by candlelight

A Mid-19thC Gilded & Painted Plaster Bust of a Young Queen Victoria sub-Macabre- Medicine 5”Basin Diameter: 22”Pedestal: 13Origin: English Period: Mid Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1840 60 Width: 13. 5 Height: 21. 75 Base Diameter: 7 (all at extremities) The well sized three quarter plaster bust of Queen Victoria, with wear and weathering commensurate with age, shown in her younger years and in ceremonial garb, to a circular socle plinth, the crown painted in gilt and with remnants of original paint elsewhere and surviving from the mid Victorian period. There are