A pair of unusually carved limestone busts possibly representing Europe and Africa, circa 1860

Estimate

2,500 - 4,000 GBP

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Description

79cm.; 31ins high

Provenance

By repute recovered from the Granville Hotel, Ramsgate which was designed by E W Pugin and damaged during the Second World War.

Catalogue Note

The elaborate feathered head dress is normally associated with the continent of Africa whilst the simulated rusticated masonry on the crown is the typical representation of the continent of Europe.