Lot 305

GILBERT BAYES (1872-1953)
ROYAL DOULTON STONEWARE FIGURE, 1928

Auction: 10 October 2018 at 11:00 BST
£1,063
Description
covered in a green glaze, impressed maker’s mark under base
29cm high
Footnote
Provenance: The Fine Art Society, London
Literature: Irvine, Louise and Atterbury, Paul, 'Gilbert Bayes: Sculptor 1872-1953', Richard Dennis 1988, front cover illustration and p. 88 illus.
Note: This figure of a monkey was conceived by Bayes as part of a scheme for a fountain, featuring BOY WITH FISH, with monkey attendants to each side, of which this figure is an example.
