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ANTIQUE #SA1105167

Three Very Rare And Fine Carved Wax Portraits, Circa: 1700, Showing Three Historical Important Persons

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Three Very Rare and Fine Carved Wax Portraits, Circa: 1700, Showing Three Historical Important Persons
 
Three very rare and fine carved wax portraits,
 
circa: 1700
 
The busts are nearly full round carved.(75%)
 
showing three historical important persons:
 
William the third of Orange,
 
( The Hague 1650 –  Kensington Palace, 1702,)
 
King of England, Scotland, Ireland and Holland.
 
married in 1677 with Queen Mary the second.?
 
Circa 12cm high. 
 
Sir Cloudesley Shovel, 1650 – 1707
 
he was an English marine officer and became
 
a famous British hero, was Admiral of the fleet?and had a few times a sea battle with?admiral Michiel  de Ruyter, in:
 
1673: the battle by: Texel.
 
Circa 12cm high.
 
Algernon  Sidney, 1623 – 1683
 
he was an English Politician and was an opponent?of King Charles, the second.
 
He was killed for treason against King Charles.
 
Circa 12cm high
 
All three wax busts were made by the same sculptor,
 
until now not known, but there could be a connection
 
with:
 
Grinling Gibbons, ( 1648-1721 )?because Grinling Gibbons has worked for:
 
William the third for Hampton Court
 
and he also made the famous monument
 
in Westminster Abbey of:
 
Sir Admiral  Cloudesley Shovel, so there were connections between them.
 
Now in 19th century frame boxes, with news paper fragment with date: 1851
 
Antique Number: SA1105167
Dateline of this antique is 1700
Height is 12cm (4.7inches)
Width is 0cm (0.0inches)
Depth is 0cm (0.0inches)
Antique #SA1105167, shown on this page, originates from 1700. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was made:
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