Lot 253
  • 253

Leon Underwood, 1890-1975

Estimate
1,200 - 1,800 GBP
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Description

  • Leon Underwood
  • serpent in the flesh
  • inscribed with signature, dated '25 and numbered III/VIII
  • bronze
  • Height (including base): 8cm.; 3¼in.
  • Executed circa 1924.

Literature

Ben Whitworth, The Sculpture of Leon Underwood, 2000, figure 6 (cat. 6), illustrated p.17

Condition

The structure of the sculpture is sound. There is some minor surface dirt in the crevices of the bronze. The edges of the sculpture are slightly polished through handling. Fixed to a wooden base.
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