£1,375
The Peter Rose & Albert Gallichan Collection | 665
Auction: 30 November 2021 at 10:00 GMT
patinated bronze on painted stained wood base, each monogrammed, the latter dated 1922
Provenance:
Purchased from Richard Dennis. Formerly in the Handley-Read Collection but not shown in the 1972 Royal Academy exhibition.
Literature:
Coleman, B., The Best of British Arts & Crafts, Atglen, 2004, p. 241 (illustrated).
Note:
These figures were designed as finials for the parapet of Queen Mary's Dolls House, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens (1869-1944) in the early 1920s and the original works being currently housed in the Royal Collection at Windsor Castle.