Copeland Parian Porcelain Bust of Princess Alexandra, England 1863 – showing Her Royal Highness, the later Queen Alexandra - made of Parian Porcelain (finely executed) on a wooden socket - ca. 12 inch (30 cm) cm high - signed/impressed with the mark of Copeland and "Crystal Palace Art Union, Sculp. F.M. Miller, February 1863" - traces of dust, otherwise good condition - Provenance: Private Collection, UK - price (incl. s&h): EUR 1,100 (= ca. US$ 1,550) (convert to US$ )

Note: Copeland was the mayor manufacturer of fine quality Parian Porcelain Busts in Victorian England. This is the early and rare model of the Princess Alexandra bust "with earings". The socket is later and fits fine with the bust. It was modelled to commenmorate her engagement to Edward, Prince of Wales, the son of Queen Victoria and future King Edward VII. For more information about this bust see also the book by Paul Atterbury "The Parian Phenomenon" published by Richard Dennis in 1989. Click on the image to see a larger illustration. Photo Copyright is with the FineArtEmporium.
Parian Bust of Princess Alexandra 1863
* offered subject to prior sale by: Karsten Buchholz KG, Hamburg, Germany *

Presented by the FineArtEmporium in Hamburg.

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Parian Porcelain Bust of Princess Alexandra, Copeland 1863 - Photo Copyright.

Following are shown some more photos of the bust:

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The earings and fine execution can well be seen on above photo.

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The last photo shows the bust in situ, standing on an antique English Mahogony Bookcase. This also illustrated the size compared with books, glasses etc. The bust itself is mat - as usual with Copeland Parian Porcelain. Busts like this were a common decoration item in upper-class early to mid Victorian houses. The Nelson bust on the right side does not belong to this offer.

This offer includes expert packing in a wooden box, all necessary export / import papers and shipping by Fedex Intl. Priority to your door. Insurance would be covered as a standard by Fedex insurance only which is limited to US$ 500 for artwork. If you want full - separate - insurance this would be EUR 50,- extra. This offer is valid for the USA and Europe (other countries on request). For easy payment we accept credit cards (VISA and M/C) and can provide a secure server for transmission of your data. For an order from the US we need the following information:

1) your street address (no POB) and daytime phone / 2) how you want to pay / 3) your SSN (Social Security Number) for the import

Any questions are welcome, please send your e-mail to: bais@gmx.de - This description has been written by Mr. Karsten Buchholz. We are also available at the phone in the morning of US time at no. 01149-40-827927 or from Europe 0049-40-827927. Please note that an order can only be placed by email or fax to avoid mistakes with the address. As always, this offer is subject to prior sale.