MOUNT CRAWFORD, VA. — Literally headlining Jeffrey S. Evans’ Premier Americana auction that ran June 25-27 was a carved marble bust of George Washington executed by Italian sculptor Carmelo Fontana in the Neoclassical style. Selling on the third day of the auction, the bust easily outperformed its $10/20,000 estimate to attain $75,000, including buyer’s premium, and sold to an online buyer. In the sculpture, Washington was draped in a Romanesque toga, likely emulating similar busts by Jean Antoine Houdon. A later issue will include more highlights from the auction.
