A Rare Plaster Library Bust of Julius Caesar by D Brucciani & Co. London, for the British Museum; 1870 sub-Decorative Objects Van Meegeren created his most

Van Meegeren created his most famous forgery

painted and distressed in a beautiful French grey

The original frame has some losses to the veneer

The ebony stained shadow box framed entomology study

the central panel terminating in ribbon cresting

A Rare Plaster Library Bust of Julius Caesar by D Brucciani & Co. London, for the British Museum; 1870 sub-Decorative Objects Van Meegeren created his mostOrigin: EnglishPeriod: Mid VictorianProvenance: D. Brucciani & Co for The British Museum, LondonDate: c. 1870Height: 18. 75Width: 7Depth: 9 or 6. 75 at socle base (all at extremities)The finely cast plaster study of Julius Caesar (100 BC44 BC) in his prime years, marked 1870 BM, for Brucciani (18151880) & Co to the central tablet, and hand signed to the rear, the bust crafted under the auspices of The British Museum, London, and the whole mounted on a