Chorus of approval for £29,000 ‘Handel’ bust

A more academic ivory carving than anything at Kidson-Trigg’s sale was this unsigned but fine quality 6 3/4in (17.5cm) portrait bust, right, offered at the Banbury rooms of Holloways (15% buyer’s premium) on November 30.

Research by the Oxfordshire auctioneers suggested it could be attributed to Johann Christoph Ludwig …

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