A Rare Plaster Library Bust of Julius Caesar by D Brucciani & Co. London, for the British Museum; 1870 sub-Macabre- Medicine 1940Height: 32”Width/Depth: 12”The Base: 9”

1940Height: 32”Width/Depth: 12”The Base: 9” squareThe rather large and well-proportioned terracotta urn showing the remains of ivory painted decoration

The overall condition would be described as fair to good

and on an attractive base

and it is clear this work has been cherished since it was made

A Rare Plaster Library Bust of Julius Caesar by D Brucciani & Co. London, for the British Museum; 1870 sub-Macabre- Medicine 1940Height: 32”Width/Depth: 12”The Base: 9”Origin: 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