Lot 1
English Parian Bust of Captain Matthew Webb, c.1875

Lot 1 Details
English Parian Bust of Captain Matthew Webb, c.1875
on a waisted socle and columnar plinth inscribed ‘SWAM ACROSS THE ENGLISH CHANNEL AUGUST 24th 1875’
height 25.4" — 64.5 cm.
printed marks in brown: Published as the Act directs / (see 54 George III, C, 56) / BY / J.S. CRAPPER of HANLEY / AND / C. MARSH of WOLSTANTON, / By special consent and assistance of / CAPTAIN MATTHEW WEBB. / December 6th 1875
Estimate $400-$600
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Note:
Captain Matthew Webb (1848-83) was the first person to swim the English Channel unaided. He died tragically in 1883, attempting to swim across the whirlpool rapids at Niagara Falls