Made in Britain Day Auction
Made in Britain Day Auction
Ivor Roberts-Jones
Sir Winston Churchill, Maquette for the Monument in Parliament Square
Auction Closed
June 7, 03:45 PM GMT
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Ivor Roberts-Jones, R.A.
1913 - 1996
Sir Winston Churchill, Maquette for the Monument in Parliament Square
numbered 43 (on the base)
bronze
height (not including stone base): 51cm.; 20in.
height (including stone base): 62cm.; 24½in.
Conceived and cast between 1971-74, the present work is number 43 from the edition of 1500.
Heritage Club, London, where acquired by the present owner, 25 September 1974
Peter Cannon-Brookes, Ivor Roberts-Jones, Trefoli Books, London, 1983, pp. 51-59
Ivor Roberts- Jones is best known as a sculptor of such notables as the artist Augustus John, the violinist and conductor Yhudi Menuhin and the poet Rupert Brooke. His most iconic work is the monumental sculpture of Winston Churchill which currently stands in Parliament Square. The work was commissioned in 1971, and the present bronze was a maquette for this piece. Eight sculptors were then asked to submit their plans for a committee to review. After a few suggested amendments to the initial design, the committee unanimously awarded the commission to Roberts-Jones.
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