Copeland Parian Busts"Awake" and Asleep"Designed by J.S. Westmacott - Products - Seekers Antiques

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Copeland Parian Busts"Awake" and Asleep"Designed by J.S. Westmacott

Description:	"Awake" and "Asleep" are represented with a pair of putti, one sleeping with wings folded... "Awake" and "Asleep" are represented with a pair of putti, one sleeping with wings folded down; the other, looking up with wings spread. A glazed drapery over the plinth of each bust carries a gilded verse rhapsodizing sleep and wakefulness. More
Mark:	Impressed Copeland, Each Piece
Date:	c.1860
Dimensions:	Asleep, Height 9 in., Width 5 1/8 in.; Awake, Height 8 7/8 in., Width 6 3/8 in.
Condition:	Aslleep, Fine; Awake, Fine, minor chipping at base of figure in rear, also on top of plinth under wings.
Comment:	We continue to seek the sources of the poetic inscriptions. Though worn, they still speak... We continue to seek the sources of the poetic inscriptions. Though worn, they still speak with a voice both sentimental and literary--to children in a nursery or wistful adults in some Victorian parlor. More
Product No:	CDB67
Price:	$ 1550.00, pair

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