MATTHEW NOBLE (BRITISH 1818-1876), A CARVED MARBLE BUST OF FREDERICK DAWES DANVERS Esq. (1796-1867)LATE 19TH CENTURYThe sitter portrayed facing forwards and with serene visage, signed and inscribed verso22cm highAtop a black and serpentine marble pedestal base37cm high overallNoble was one of Britain's leading portrait sculptors, exhibiting regularly at the Royal Academy from 1845 until his death. Several of his busts of royalty and political figures, including a portrait bust of Prince Albert, are included in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.Cf. a similar, larger, model of the same study sold for £2000 in these rooms 30/03/2021