RALPH WOOD WHITE PEARLWARE BUST OF JOHN MILTON, CIRCA 1790-1800

After the model by Jean-Michel Rysback, impressed Ra. Wood Burslem 81.

Turner Antiques, New Hope, Pennsylvania.

The plinth is completely oversprayed and restored, possibly covering chip/s or a break; the exact nature of the damage is difficult to determine. The edge of his drapery on his left shoulder is restored near his apron, possibly covering a chip to the folded edge; the restoration extends to the adjacent areas. The restorations are very well done.
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An identical white bust of Milton is illustrated by Frank Falkner, The Wood Family of Burslem, pl. XXI, no. 80, where a bust of Wesley, circa 1791, is also illustrated, from which the present example was later modelled. A similar example, formerly in the Collection of Frances H. Horne, was sold in these rooms, April 16, 1993, lot 67.