Wednesday, 27 May, 2009

20th Century and Contemporary Art and Design

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Sculpture (lots 29 - 43a)

Lot Description Illustration
31 20TH CENTURY SCHOOL - Abstract, bronze sculpture signed 'Li', 21 1/2" high.
Sold for £190
Lot 31 illustration
32 EDUARDO DIAZ YPES (Uruguayan) (1910-1970) - Bust of a young lady, bronze sculpture, signed, inscribed 'Montevideo' and dated '49, 13" high on ebonised plinth.
Sold for £200
Lot 32 illustration
33 SYLVIA GILLEY (b.1908) - Bust of a young lady with scraped back hair, bronze sculpture, signed and dated 1944, 15" high.
Sold for £250
Lot 33 illustration
35 FREDERICK GEORGE HUGHES (1924-2004) 'Taurus' perspex and nylon sculpture, 26" wide.

Note: Frederick George Hughes, member of The Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts, studied engineering and later architecture. His interest in sculpture began whilst specialising in art at teacher training college and he exhibited for eight consecutive years at The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, 1968-75. He also exhibited at many local galleries.
Sold for £760
Lot 35 illustration
36 FREDERICK GEORGE HUGHES (1924-2004) 'Interposed', perspex and nylon construction, signed to base and dated '72, 20 1/2" high.

Note: Frederick George Hughes, member of The Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts, studied engineering and later architecture. His interest in sculpture began whilst specialising in art at teacher training college and he exhibited for eight consecutive years at The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, 1968-75. He also exhibited at many local galleries.
Sold for £800
Not Illustrated
38 JOHN MCKENZIE (1897-1972) 'The Victor's Crown', slate carving in relief, signed with initials and mounted on oak stand, 7 1/4" high.

Note: For further details regarding the sculptor please refer to the auctioneer.
Sold for £320
Not Illustrated
39 JOHN HUGGINS (British, b 1938) A BRONZE 'ARCHAIC HEAD' on a square wooden base, 2/7, numbered and inscribed with sculptor's initials, 4 3/4" high.

Provenance: The Artist's Studio

Born in Wiltshire in 1938, John Huggins studied at The West of England College of Art in Bristol. He is a Fellow of The Royal Society of British Sculptors and a long-serving RWA, where he served as Artist, Chairman and Vice President.
Sold for £200
Not Illustrated
40 PETER HAYES (British, b. 1946) 'White Totem with copper bars mounted on a double slate plinth', 20 1/2" high in total.

Provenance: The Artist's Studio
Sold for £180
Not Illustrated
41 PETER HAYES (British, b. 1946) 'Blue wave Raku blade mounted on Welsh slate base support', 11 1/4" in total.
Sold for £140
Not Illustrated
42 PETER HAYES (British, b. 1946) 'Raku keyhole bow form ceramic', 6 3/4" high.
Sold for £140
Not Illustrated
43 PETER BEARD (British, b. 1951) A modernist sculpture of green and white wavy line design, on a slate base, the base impressed with the potter's mark, 18" high in total.
Sold for £130
Not Illustrated
43a A NUDE TERRACOTTA TORSO approx 28" high.
Sold for £60
Not Illustrated
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