Mid-19th century, unsigned, the female figure dressed in an animal skin and with vine wreath crown, she holds aloft a bunch of grapes.

63.75 in.

From the Estate of the late Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans, Durham, NC

A near identical statue surrounds the sundial at Wrest Park, one of Britain's largest and most important "secret gardens" now under restoration by English Heritage. It is one of six marble sculptures made about 1840 for Thomas Philip, 2nd Earl de Grey, who designed and furnished the new house at Wrest Park and refurbished the family gardens.

Pinecrest, on Forest Hills Blvd. in Durham, was originally designed in 1927 by local architect George Watts Carr Sr. for the developer of Forest Hills, James O. Cobb. Mary Duke Biddle purchased the home in 1934. Between 1935 and 1958, extensive additions and renovations were made for Mrs. Biddle under the direction of New York designer Karl Bock. In addition to the work done at the main house, Bock planned the designs for the outbuildings and the extensive landscaping.

The marble bacchante figures graced the tree line on the grounds of the Pinecrest estate and could be viewed from the home.

Repaired break to wrist of raised hand; some scattered chipping; loss to one finger of lowered hand; surface erosion and lichen consistent with exposure to the elements.

$1,000 - 3,000