Marble bust of a lady

A finely carved white marble portrait bust

A carved white marble bust of a young woman, 63 × 37 cm (24¾ × 14½ in), the head turned and slightly raised, the hair dressed high with a ribbon, the shoulders draped over a square socle. Heavy, solid marble throughout. Unsigned. In the manner of late XVIII-century French portrait sculpture.

Property of a Belgravia house, London, for approximately 70 years; subsequently in the collection of the New York artist and collector Helen Livingston Broome; by gift to the present owner.

The coiffure and drapery belong to the decorative revival of Louis XVI portrait busts.