Charles Pickman Ceramic Phrenology Bust

Description:

Charles Pickman Ceramic Phrenology Bust, Seville, Spain, c. 1850, life-size bust with labeled regions of the cranium reading in Spanish, marked "Cubi, del Picazo esculturo/Cartuja Sevilla," ht. 15 in.

Provenance: Alex Peck Antique Scientifica to a private Massachusetts collector.
Estimate $1,500-2,500


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