A Rare Plaster Library Bust of Julius Caesar by D Brucciani & Co. London, for the British Museum; 1870 sub-Macabre- Medicine Visit Europe today and you

Visit Europe today and you are likely to come home with tasteless souvenirs whereas in the 18th century

and the painting of equal skill

the whole on well-turned legs and scrolled peg feet surviving from the third quarter of nineteenth century France

the paintings bold style means this handsome chap hasn’t dated a day meaning he can happily sit in either a contemporary or traditional setting

The condition of the bottles is excellent aside from damage and loss to one stopper

A Rare Plaster Library Bust of Julius Caesar by D Brucciani & Co. London, for the British Museum; 1870 sub-Macabre- Medicine Visit Europe today and youOrigin: EnglishPeriod: Mid VictorianProvenance: D. Brucciani & Co for The British Museum, LondonDate: c. 1870Height: 18. 75Width: 7Depth: 9 or 6. 75 at socle base (all at extremities)The finely cast plaster study of Julius Caesar (100 BC44 BC) in his prime years, marked 1870 BM, for Brucciani (18151880) & Co to the central tablet, and hand signed to the rear, the bust crafted under the auspices of The British Museum, London, and the whole mounted on a