
Chauncey Bradley Ives (1810-1894) Mr. & Mrs. Royal Elisha Robbins: A Pair of Busts inscribed and dated 'C.B. IVES/ FECIT ROMAE 1866' (on the back); inscribed and dated 'C.B. IVES FECIT ROMAE 1867' (on the back) marble 29 1/2 in. (74.9 cm) high; 27 3/4 in. (70.5 cm) high Carved in 1866; Carved in 1867. Footnotes: Provenance Sumpter Priddy III, Inc., Richmond, Virginia. Sale, Sotheby's, New York, September 13, 2006, lot 150. Acquired by the present owner at the above sale. The present pair of busts carved by Chauncey Bradley Ives depicts Royal Elisha Robbins (1824-1902) and his wife, Mary Elizabeth (née Horton) Robbins (1842-1896). Mr. Robbins served as treasurer of the Waltham Watch Company in Waltham, Massachusetts from 1852 until his death in 1902. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
































