Marble Bust of Queen Victoria c.1856 by British Sculptor Matthew Noble

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Marble Bust of Queen Victoria c.1856 by British Sculptor Matthew NobleA incredibly beautiful Carrara marble bust of Queen Victoria by the British sculptor Matthew Noble (23 March 1817 23 June 1876) Noble exhibited the first (one of three made) at The Royal Academy in 1854 which now resides in the Royal Collection Trust. One was made for the Great Hall in Manchester, the third which have here in our collection. Noble was a leading British portrait sculptor carver of monumental figures and busts memorialising Victorian

Pliny wrote of several traits including the reptiles ability to extinguish fire with the frigidity of their bodies

It has a very modernist feeling sculptural organic form

The red garment signifies traits connected with motherhood - love

Listed in the 1900 Sabatino Catalogue Illustré

almost four foot high

The paintwork on this wonderful piece has gently faded over the last hundred years or so

scrolling acanthus

A perfect example and original condition Regency Strapwork wrought iron bench

Edwardian English racing pond yacht of carved construction

A beautiful Venetian inspired composite planter

and about the way we quietly inherit and observe the places we live

creating a dynamic and emotive portrayal of nature’s beauty