September 6, 2024: Summer Americana - Day Three
Fri, Sep 6, 2024 09:00AM EDT
Lot 2206
AFTER GEORGE M. MILLER (D. 1819) CAST BRONZE BAS-RELIEF THOMAS JEFFERSON PORTRAIT PLAQUE
Estimate: $200 - $300
Sold for
$5,100
Sold Price includes BP
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $10 |
| $200 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $30,000 | $2,500 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
AFTER GEORGE M. MILLER (D. 1819) CAST-BRONZE BAS-RELIEF THOMAS JEFFERSON PORTRAIT PLAQUE, flat oval form with high-relief molding on a textured background, featuring a right-facing chest-length depiction of Jefferson wearing a coat with three buttons visible and ruffled shirt underneath, having his hair tied back in a ribbon; the plaque having a small loop-form wall hanger attached at rear partially obscuring a weak inscription which seems to read "Thomas Jefferson President of the U S". No other markings located, maker unknown. Probably 19th century. 7 5/8" HOA, 5 1/8" WOA.
Literature: Deborah Chotner - American Naive Paintings (Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1992) pg. 259-261.
Catalogue Note: This bronze is copied directly from a bas-relief by obscure American sculptor/modeler/artist George M. Miller of Philadelphia and later Baltimore. Not much is known for certain about his life, but it is known that in 1803 he made a profile relief of Jefferson, a depiction identical to this one with no other identified parallel. An original plaster cast of this bas-relief resides in the collection of the American Philosophical Society, and was formerly in the collection of Zeligman Philips (1779-1839) of Philadelphia, before eventually being donated to the APS by his descendants in 1890. Its object record can be viewed online and its catalog number is "58.S.42".
Of incidental interest is the fact that Jefferson also served on the governing board of the Society for a large part of his life, including as its President from 1797 to 1814 (a position he held while simultaneously serving as President of the United States). Jefferson is known to have remarked about his election to the American Philosophical Society presidency, that it was "the most flattering incident of my life".
Condition
Excellent condition with mostly untouched patina except some slight rubbing to Jefferson's face.
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Property deaccessioned by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Inc., to benefit the conservation and acquisitions fund. These objects are not directly related to Thomas Jefferson or Monticello itself, and, therefore fall outside the Foundation's collections scope.
Gift of Shelley B. (Mrs. John) Jansing and Caroline B. (Mrs. Wallace H.) Cole from the estate of their grandmother, Mrs. Robert Dun Patterson, Dayton, Ohio.
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