Lot 455
JOHN MACALLAN SWAN (1847-1910)
HEAD OF A BEAR
Decorative Arts: Design since 1860
Auction: 23 October 2019 at 11:00 BST
£813
Description
bronze, dark brown patina, raised on a graduated green marble plinth base, signed J. M. S.
Dimensions
6.5cm high (excluding base), 15.5cm high overall
Footnote
Note: A Royal Academician, Swan worked in Paris under Gerome and Frémiet. On return to London he studied at the Zoological Gardens where he executed many sculptures of animals. A special exhibition of his animal studies was held at The Fine Art Society in London in 1897.