Lot 346
JOSEPH HAYES (1869-1916) FOR ST. PETER'S CHURCH, MORNINGSIDE
FIGURE OF SAINT JOHN, CIRCA 1907
Auction: Day One: 21 April 2022 | From 11:00
Description
plaster maquette, later mounted on a carved oak plinth
Dimensions
figure 111cm high, including plinth 139cm high
Provenance
Provenance: St. Peters Church, Morningside
Footnote
Note: Regarded as amongst Sir Robert Lorimer’s most innovative architectural designs, St Peter’s, Morningside was built in two stages from 1906-7, with the nave completed from 1928-9. The church was designed by Lorimer in an Italianate style and includes stained glass by Morris and Gertrude A. Meredith Williams, Nina Millar Davidson, and Pierre Fourmaintraux, metalwork by Thomas Haddon and a fine Arts & Crafts lead font by G. P Bankart. On the exterior are carved stone sculptures by Joseph Hayes including The Crucifixion with Our Lady and St. John of around 1907. The current lot is the maquette for the figure of St. John. A polychrome carved wood sculpture in the apse of around 1908 uses the same figure. Joseph Hayes worked on several projects with Lorimer from around 1900, including the management of the carving for the Thistle Chapel in St. Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh, built from 1909-1911.