Boston
Ball modeled this figure on the eve of the Statesman’s death and later received a first-class gold medal from the Charitable Mechanics Association. During Ball’s long career he modeled several portraits of Daniel Webster (1782-1852). In 1853 the sculptor sold the reproduction rights for this statuette to George Ward Nichols, a Boston art dealer, for $500.00 The artist was relieved to relinquish any further responsibility as he found the details of copywriting, production and piracy to be vexing.
Item Date: 1853
Measurement: Height: 26"
Item Condition: Excellent original condition
Literature: See Ceramics in America, 2002, pp. 62 to 79, Ellen Paul Denker, Parian Porcelain Statuary: American Sculptors and the Introduction of Art in American Ceramics; Figure 6 is discussed on page 69.
Price: $5,950
SKU 232-381
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