Italian silver inlaid bronze bust, ex-museum, Last quarter 19th c., Seneca, after the antique, dark patinated cast bronze with silver inlaid or washed eyes, with finely cast hair and beard, likely by Sabatino de Angelis & Fils foundries, Naples, mounted on bronze pedestal, red accession number verso (1927), 8"h x 5"l x 5"w (bust), 12"h (total)

Provenance: Deaccessioned works benefiting the Newark Museum

Good, patina well intact, minor rubbing, figure crudely glued to base with splatter, scattered scratches and abrasions **Condition reports are rendered as specialist opinion by the staff of the Auction House and not as statements of fact. We do not guarantee the content of written or verbal condition reports. The absence of a condition report does not imply that there are no condition issues with the lot. Please call us at (973) 377-1500 or e-mail info@milleabros.com with any questions about this lot at least 24 hours prior to auction.