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Click here to subscribeAfter Francois Duquesnoy (Flemish 1594-1643): A pair of French 19th century bronze busts of young boys, each inscribed `f. flamand` on bronze pedestal, 30.5cm (7.25in) overall. Provenance: Christies, Important European Furniture, Sculpture and Tapestries, King Street, 11th December 2003, Lot 109.
IVOR ROBERT JONES (1913-1996): A BRONZE PORTRAIT BUST of Augustus John, numbered 4/20, on a marble base, 10?" high. See illustrationProvenance: Private Collection, Bath. Ivor Robert Jones (1913-1996) is best known for the sculpture of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square installed in 1971. His career included teaching at Goldsmiths and exhibiting at the Royal Academy. This tender portrait study of Augustus John, produced in an edition of 20, is amongst his better known work.
Mackenna (F. Severne), Worcester Porcelain, The Wall Period and its Antecedents, 1950, small 4to., numbered ltd. edition, signed by author, dust wrapper; Horswell (Jane), Bronze Sculpture of `Les Animaliers`, Reference and Price Guide, 1971, 4to., dust wrapper; Messenger (Michael), Caughley and Coalport Porcelain, 1976, small 4to., dust wrapper; with a small quantity of others (qty)
CHARLES MARION RUSSELL (1864-1926) "To noses that read a smell that spells man", study of a lone wolf shying away from a bottle of liquor, as a trinket dish, bronze sculpture by the California Art Bronze Foundry, Los Angeles, circa 1920, 20.5 cm wide x 18.5 cm deep x 11.75 cm high (ILLUSTRATED)
WILLIAM TIMYM, MBE (1902-1990) MAQUETTE FOR GUY THE GORILLA (1947-1978) 1982 plaster, signed with monogram, 38cm h, including plaster plintH. Timym`s bronze sculpture of Guy the Gorilla at Barclay Court, London Zoo was unveiled on 10 November 1982. One of the Zoo`s most famous inhabitants, Guy, was named after Guy Fawkes because he arrived at London Zoo on 5 November 1947. Long associated with London Zoo, Timym was born in Vienna and MOVED TO England in 1938. Mainly a sculptor of animals, he also executed many portraits of distinguished sitters of the mid century as well as illustrating the long running television cartoon series `Bongo the Boxer` and `Bleep and Booster`.. ++ Plinth chipped and broken in several places
Sophie Dickens (1966-) "THE SACRIFICE OF DAVID" signed, dated `02 and numbered 1 from an edition limited to 5 bronze casting in relief 43.5 x 45cms; 17 x 17 1/2in. NB Sophie Dickens is a contemporary sculptor based in London. She won the Owen-Rowley Sculpture Prize in 1991 and the Founders` Award Sculpture Prize at the V and A in 2007, and she has had numerous one-woman exhibitions and commissions including an installation this year at Woburn Abbey.
Jill Sanders, 20th century patinated bronze group of five charging bulls, signed, limited edition 6/9, 70cm long, 32cm high, 22cm deep Jill Cowie Sanders studied at St Martins` School of Art 1948 - 1949 and taught art at the Cordova Museum, Lincoln, Massachussetts and then went on to study sculpture at the Boston Museum School of Fine Arts.
MARGARET LOVELL (1939- ), "Sail", abstract gilded bronze sculpture, signed, raised on hardwood plinth, 18 1/2" high (Illustrated) Margaret Lovell, Creator of Abstract Sculpture with figurative illusions, born and lived in Bristol area, main work include silver trophies for the John Player sailing championship, a six foot bronze for Barclays Bank, Bristol and a 16` bronze for Grapham Water Reservoir, Huntingdonshire. Her work is in public galleries in Plymouth and Bristol.
‡ After Donatello: A bronze figure of David probably Chiurazzi Foundry late19th/early 20th century weathered green brown patination, on marble pedestal figure 157cm.; 62ins high Donatello`s bronze statue of David (circa 1440s) is notable as the first unsupported standing work in bronze cast during the Renaissance period, and the first freestanding nude male sculpture made since antiquity. It created a sensation when it was first shown, due to its portrayal of the nude young male. It depicts the young David with an enigmatic smile, posed with his foot on Goliath`s severed head just after killing the giant. The youth is standing naked, apart from a laurel-topped hat and boots, bearing the sword of Goliath The exact date of creation is unknown, but widely disputed, and dates vary between 1430 and the more accepted 1440s. Donatello had made a marble statue of David in 1408/1409, though this figure was a well-dressed and victorious king holding his sling, having slain the giant, Goliath`s head resting between his feet. The statue originally belonged to Cosimo de` Medici, and was placed in the courtyard of the Palazzo Medici in Florence. After the expulsion of Piero de` Medici, it was confiscated, and ordered placed in the courtyard of the Palazzo della Signoria. It is now in the Bargello. There is a full-size plaster cast (with a broken sword) in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London The Chiurazzi foundry was established in Naples and were at their most active around the turn of the 19th/20th centuries. They produced a range of over 1300 different models, mainly in bronze of after the Antique and Renaissance models, largely catering for clients engaged on the Grand Tour. In their larger pieces such as this David and Attis, the quality of casting and chiseling was amongst the highest of any of the European foundries
Helen Sinclair ARBS, Born 1954 On Tears and Pain Bronze Signed and numbered 3 of 5 198cm.; 78ins high Helen Sinclair was born in South Wales, and studied sculpture at Wimbledon School of Art (1972-76), after teaching for twelve years, she has been a full-time sculptor since 1988. The main body of her work is figuratively based, and her primary inspiration is the human body, in movement, at rest, clothed or nude. She exhibits widely throughout the UK, and is held in private collections throughout Europe, the USA, Australasia and the Middle East
Linda Brunker, Irish b. 1966, `Foliose`, bronze, figure with foliage, PROVENANCE: Bought directly from the artist. Linda Brunker was born in Dublin in 1966. She studied at the National College of Art & Design between 1983-1988. She has done several large commissions including `The People`s Counsil`, City Hall, Laguna Beach 2006, `Signal`, commissioned by RTE in Dublin 1996 and many others. Her works are in various collections worldwide and she has had many solo and group exhibitions. She emigrated to the USA in 2005. At an early point in her career she began to develop what she terms an `open filigree` technique of casting in bronze, a practice which has set apart her style and which challenges the traditional concept of bronze figurative sculpture. Her sculptures are typically based on the human form and have a strong spiritual and ecological quality. Natural elements such as leaves, feathers or starfish feature in abundance in her work and are intricately woven together to give shape to elegant figures which are later cast in bronze. The first version of foliose is in the Allied Irish Bank collection. Her work has been in such demand in North America, that in 2007 she opened her own gallery in Los Angeles where her sculpture and drawings form part of an ongoing exhibition. See www.lindabrunker.com 13 x 40 x 21in. (33.02 x 101.60 x 53.34cm)
Linda Brunker, Irish b. 1966, `Homeward`, signed with initials and numbered 4/9, bronze, 12" high, not including square marble base, PROVENANCE: Bought directly from the artist. Linda Brunker was born in Dublin in 1966. She studied at the National College of Art & Design between 1983-1988. She has done several large commissions including `The People`s Counsil`, City Hall, Laguna Beach 2006, `Signal`, commissioned by RTE in Dublin 1996 and many others. Her works are in various collections worldwide and she has had many solo and group exhibitions. She emigrated to the USA in 2005. At an early point in her career she began to develop what she terms an `open filigree` technique of casting in bronze, a practice which has set apart her style and which challenges the traditional concept of bronze figurative sculpture. Her sculptures are typically based on the human form and have a strong spiritual and ecological quality. Natural elements such as leaves, feathers or starfish feature in abundance in her work and are intricately woven together to give shape to elegant figures which are later cast in bronze. The first version of foliose is in the Allied Irish Bank collection. Her work has been in such demand in North America, that in 2007 she opened her own gallery in Los Angeles where her sculpture and drawings form part of an ongoing exhibition. See www.lindabrunker.com
Linda Brunker, Irish b. 1966, `A Wave Forming`, signed with initials and dated 1996, bronze, marked AP/1, 12" high not including oval marble base, PROVENANCE: Bought directly from the artist. Linda Brunker was born in Dublin in 1966. She studied at the National College of Art & Design between 1983-1988. She has done several large commissions including `The People`s Counsil`, City Hall, Laguna Beach 2006, `Signal`, commissioned by RTE in Dublin 1996 and many others. Her works are in various collections worldwide and she has had many solo and group exhibitions. She emigrated to the USA in 2005. At an early point in her career she began to develop what she terms an `open filigree` technique of casting in bronze, a practice which has set apart her style and which challenges the traditional concept of bronze figurative sculpture. Her sculptures are typically based on the human form and have a strong spiritual and ecological quality. Natural elements such as leaves, feathers or starfish feature in abundance in her work and are intricately woven together to give shape to elegant figures which are later cast in bronze. The first version of foliose is in the Allied Irish Bank collection. Her work has been in such demand in North America, that in 2007 she opened her own gallery in Los Angeles where her sculpture and drawings form part of an ongoing exhibition. See www.lindabrunker.com
Linda Brunker, Irish b. 1966, `Resting Oak Dryad`, signed with initials and marked 3/9, bronze, 9.5" high not including square marble base, PROVENANCE: Bought directly from the artist. Linda Brunker was born in Dublin in 1966. She studied at the National College of Art & Design between 1983-1988. She has done several large commissions including `The People`s Counsil`, City Hall, Laguna Beach 2006, `Signal`, commissioned by RTE in Dublin 1996 and many others. Her works are in various collections worldwide and she has had many solo and group exhibitions. She emigrated to the USA in 2005. At an early point in her career she began to develop what she terms an `open filigree` technique of casting in bronze, a practice which has set apart her style and which challenges the traditional concept of bronze figurative sculpture. Her sculptures are typically based on the human form and have a strong spiritual and ecological quality. Natural elements such as leaves, feathers or starfish feature in abundance in her work and are intricately woven together to give shape to elegant figures which are later cast in bronze. The first version of foliose is in the Allied Irish Bank collection. Her work has been in such demand in North America, that in 2007 she opened her own gallery in Los Angeles where her sculpture and drawings form part of an ongoing exhibition. See www.lindabrunker.com
Linda Brunker, Irish b. 1966, `Siren`, titled, signed and dated 1997, bronze, 11.25" high, PROVENANCE: Bought directly from the artist. Linda Brunker was born in Dublin in 1966. She studied at the National College of Art & Design between 1983-1988. She has done several large commissions including `The People`s Counsil`, City Hall, Laguna Beach 2006, `Signal`, commissioned by RTE in Dublin 1996 and many others. Her works are in various collections worldwide and she has had many solo and group exhibitions. She emigrated to the USA in 2005. At an early point in her career she began to develop what she terms an `open filigree` technique of casting in bronze, a practice which has set apart her style and which challenges the traditional concept of bronze figurative sculpture. Her sculptures are typically based on the human form and have a strong spiritual and ecological quality. Natural elements such as leaves, feathers or starfish feature in abundance in her work and are intricately woven together to give shape to elegant figures which are later cast in bronze. The first version of foliose is in the Allied Irish Bank collection. Her work has been in such demand in North America, that in 2007 she opened her own gallery in Los Angeles where her sculpture and drawings form part of an ongoing exhibition. See www.lindabrunker.com