Lot 1114: An American Carved Marble Portrait Bust of a Young Woman

An American Carved Marble Portrait Bust of a Young Woman

Pierce Francis Connelly (1841-1902)

Dated 1865

The woman gazing dexter crowned with oak leaves and acorns, and adorned with ferns and flower corsage, inscribed J.F.Connelly Fecit Flor. 1865, on a circular socle.
Height 28 1/2in (72.5cm).
Connelly, a Philadelphia born artist, lived in Italy and trained under C. Gleyre.