Sir William Hamo Thornycroft (British, 1850-1925): A patinated bronze model of Teucer The standing figure of the male nude holding his bow in his outstretched left hand, raised on a circular naturalistic base, signed and dated HMO.THORNYCROFT 1881, and numbered 14 twice to the base, 77cm high
HAMO THORNYCROFT (1850-1925) 'GRAY'S ELEGY', CIRCA 1880 bronze plaque, indistinctly signed lower right, and dated 188*, mounted on oak panel with inscribed plaque bronze 10cm x 22.7cm, oak panel 20cm x 28cm
HAMO THORNYCROFT (1850-1925) JOAN, 1896 patinated bronze plaque, inscribed JOAN, signed and dated in the bronze HAMO THORNYCROFT/ 1896 51cm x 35cm Note: A portrait of the artist's daughter Joan Thorneycroft (1888-1989)
Hamo Thornycroft British 1850 - 1925 Charles George Gordon (1833-1885) signed and dated: HAMO THORNYCROFT . RA / SC. 1888, and entitled: CHARLES GEORGE GORDON and inscribed: PUBLISHED BY ARTHUR LESLIE COLLIE / 39R OLD BOND ST LONDON MAY 6 1889 bronze, on a red marble base bronze: 36cm., 14⅛in. base: 12.5cm., 4⅛in.
AFTER SIR WILLIAM HAMO THORNYCROFT (1850-1925) 'GRAY'S ELEGY' CIRCA 1881 A bronze plaque depicting a scholar, an angel, a farm labourer and horses Possibly signed lower right 10.2 x 22.7cm Together with another plaque after Randolph Caldecott (British 1846-1886): 'The horse fair at Le Folguet, Brittany' Signed to cast R C, in a moulded frame 20.5 x 39.5cm overallProvenance: The first A. Tilbrook, from whom purchased by Robert Kime
Thornycroft (Hamo, 1850-1925). The Sandal * Thornycroft (William Hamo, 1850-1925). The Sandal, bronze with dark brown patina, depicting a nude female standing on one leg, tying a sandal and leaning on a tree stump, initialled 'H.T. 1899' to top of base, inscribed 'Cire perdue cast 1916' and signed to side of bronze base, figure 22 cm high, mounted on red veined marble block 8.2 cm high, 30.2 cm total height, small later label to base with indistinct name (possibly a previous owner) QTY: (1) NOTE: Another similar bronze entitled 'The Sandal' was first exhibited by Thornycroft at the Royal Academy in 1903 (no.1729) and was part of a series of around fifteen statuettes of nudes, cast using the cire perdue process, particularly suitable for producing small bronzes. Thornycroft designed these small models both for his own satisfaction, but also to provide affordable bronzes for a private market.
Sir William Hamo Thornycroft signed 3x1 irregular page cutting. Sir William Hamo Thornycroft RA (9 March 1850 - 18 December 1925) was an English sculptor, responsible for some of London's best-known statues, including the statue of Oliver Cromwell outside the Palace of Westminster. All autographed items come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99.
AFTER SIR WILLIAM HAMO THORNYCROFT RA (1850-1925), a patinated bronze figure of Teucer, brother of Ajax, the orginal modelled 1881, but later casting. Height: 64cm.
SIR WILLIAM HAMO THORNYCROFT, RA (BRITISH, 1850-1925): TWO BRONZE PLAQUETTES SIR WILLIAM HAMO THORNYCROFT, RA (BRITISH, 1850-1925): TWO BRONZE RELIEFS one for the Open Championship - Horticultural Prize, signed Hamo Thornycroft RA 1919, with a kneeling figure of Flora planting into pots, framed by trees, scroll above and inscribed plaque below, "PRESENTED BY TOOGOOD AND SONS LTD / SOVTHAMPTON / H.M. THE KING’S SEEDSMEN", 278 x 170mm.; the second signed Hamo Thornycroft 1921, with a standing figure of Flora, holding potted rose, between irises and lilies, framed by trees, almost similar inscriptions, 285 x 170mm., pierced for mounting in centre of right border (2) Amongst many commissions, Thornycroft sculpted ‘Boadicea and her Daughters’ on Westminster Bridge and the statues of Cromwell, outside Parliament, Alfred the Great at Winchester, John Colet at St Paul's School and General Gordon. Even though she would have been in her mid to late 50’s, it has been suggested that Thornycroft’s wife Agatha (1865-1958) was the model for the Toogood plaquettes of which there are several varieties.
HAMO THORNYCROFT (1850-1925) THE MOWER bronze, signed in the bronze HT 1884 (20cm high) Literature: Manning E. Marble & Bronze: The Life of Hamo Thornycroft, Trefoil 1882, p.207, 152b Note: This figure is the sketch for the life-size original shown in plaster in 1894 and in bronze in 1894.
Sir William Hamo Thornycroft (1850-1925), Sir William Hamo Thornycroft (1850-1925), 'Morning', a bronze study of a nude with her arms raised, incised signature 'Hamo Thornycroft 1906', the base signed '1895', 26.5cm high Provenance: The estate of the artist and thence by descent. Condition Report: Overall good order, with minor knocks and wear.
Sir William Hamo Thornycroft (1850-1925), Sir William Hamo Thornycroft (1850-1925), 'By The Sea', a bronze study of a nude before a rock, incised signatures 'HT One Oak 1902' and 'Hamo Thornycroft', 24cm high Provenance: The estate of the artist and thence by descent. According to Elfrida, Hamo's daughter, this is thought to be modelled as Joan, another daughter of the artist. Condition Report: Minor scuffs and wear, otherwise good order.
Sir William Hamo Thornycroft, British (1850-1925): A patinated bronze figure of 'The Iron Age' the male figure depicted in labourer's dress in contrapposto stance, a pick held over his left shoulder, raised on square base, signed and dated to the top of one corner Hamo Thornycroft 1907, the opposing corner inscribed and numbered HT 1302(?), the side of the base with title THE IRON AGE, 34.5cm high For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Sir William Hamo Thornycroft signed 3x1 irregular page cutting. Sir William Hamo Thornycroft RA (9 March 1850 - 18 December 1925) was an English sculptor, responsible for some of London's best-known statues, including the statue of Oliver Cromwell outside the Palace of Westminster. He was a keen student of classical sculpture and was one of the youngest artists to be elected to the Royal Academy, in 1882, the same year the bronze cast of Teucer was purchased for the British nation under the auspices of the Chantrey Bequest. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99
Sir William Hamo Thornycroft, British (1850-1925): A patinated bronze figure of 'The Iron Age' the male figure depicted in labourer's dress with contraposto stance, a pick held over his left shoulder, raised on square base, signed and dated to the top of one corner Hamo Thornycroft 1907, the opposing corner inscribed and numbered HT 1302(?), the side of the base with title THE IRON AGE, 34.5cm high For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
HAMO THORNYCROFT (1850-1925) TWO COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUES, 1919 patinated bronze, cast HAMO THORNYCROFT SC., one dated 1919, designed for the Open Championship Horticultural Prize, presented by Toogood & Sons, Southampton, Seedsmen to H.M. the King (29.3cm (11 1/2in) x 17.2cm (6 3/4in); the other 27.7cm (11 7/8in) x 17cm (6 3/4in) ) Qty: (2)
Sir William Hamo Thornycroft, British (1850-1925): A patinated bronze figure of 'The Iron Age' the male figure depicted in labourer's dress in contrapposto stance, a pick held over his left shoulder, raised on square base, signed and dated to the top of one corner Hamo Thornycroft 1907, the opposing corner inscribed and numbered HT 1302(?), the side of the base with title THE IRON AGE, 34.5cm high For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Sir William Hamo Thornycroft, British (1850-1925): A patinated bronze figure of 'The Sandal' the nude figure of a girl resting her left leg on a rustic outcrop and tying her sandal, on naturalistic rectangular base, signed and dated to the front left upper corner Hamo Thornycroft 1920, the rear inscribed and dated Cire Perdue cast 1920, 55.5cm high For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bronze, jeweils sign. "Hamo Thornycroft" u. dat. 1919 bzw. 1921, engl. Bildhauer und Modelleur, 1850-1925, Mitglied der Royal Academy, zwei rechteckige Reliefplatten mit Frauenmotiven in Jugendstilgewändern bei der Pflanzarbeit, eingerahmt von ornamental stilsierten Zierbäumen, jew. bez. "Open Championship Horticultural Prize", sowie einmal mit Gravur versehen: "Presented by Toogood And Sons Ltd., Southampton, Seedsmen zo H.M. the King", 29 x 17 cm
SIR HAMO THORNYCROFT, R. A. (BRITISH, 1850-1925) Artemis bronze, dark reddish-brown patina 25 in. (63.5 cm.) high; 13 in. (33 cm.) wide; 6 in. (15 cm.) deep
SIR WILLIAM HAMO THORNYCROFT (ENGLISH, 1850-1925): A BRONZE FIGURE OF GENERAL GORDON depicting standing at ease, with one foot resting on a broken cannon. his chin sunk in his right hand and his left hand clasping his pocket bible, tucked beneath the left arm his short cane and at his back a pair of field glasses, dark brown patination, signed 'HAMO THORNYCROFT R.A. SC 1888' to the base, the front inscribed 'CHARLES GEORGE GORDON', the reverse inscribed 'PUBLISHED BY ARTHUR LESLIE COLLIE, 39B OLD BOND ST LONDON MAY 6 1889' 36cm high Major-General Charles George Gordon, CB (1833-1885) Gordon of Khartoum, was a British army officer and major figure in military history, glorified at the time by the Victorians as a great hero. He began his military career in the Crimea, on the front line mapping Russian trenches, which was one of the most dangerous and demanding duties at the time. He was present at the siege of Sevastopol and was awarded Chevalier of the Legion of Honour by the Government of France in 1856 for his services. His next post was in China as part of the Allied Expeditionary Force that was fighting the 2nd Opium War. Having made peace with the Chinese Emperor he was made commander of the "Ever Victorious Army," a force of Chinese mercenaries led by European officers that defeated the Taiping Rebellion, a victory which lead to him being known as 'Chinese Gordon'. He reputedly led the E.V.A. into battle carrying nothing but his cane, whether true or not this idea of Gordon as a brave and almost nonchalant character certainly added to his heroic reputation at home and is alluded to in the present composition where he is shown deep in thought, holding his cane rather than a rifle or other arms. His cane became known as his 'wand of victory'. The full scale monument to General Gordon was designed after his death in Khartoum; there was a great public outpouring of grief and the public office decided to erect a statue in his honour. Several members of the Royal Academy advised that the monument should take the form of an allegorical subject, however this advice was ignored and the Office of Works formally commissioned Thornycroft to produce the statue. It was to be erected in Trafalgar Square at a cost of £3,600. The ten foot eight inches high bronze figure was to be raised on an elaborate pedestal eighteen feet high (3.3 meters and 5.5 meters high respectively). The whole aspect of the statue explained Thornycroft, 'I wished to be resolute, solitary, but not sad'. The monumental bronze was cast by the Thames Ditton foundry under the direction of James Moore. It was no coincidence that the sculptor selected this foundry, as Moore had been a foundry assistant to Thornycroft during the 1870s and had maintained links with the sculptor over the following years. Gordon is depicted in a crumpled army jacket, his belt undone and lacking a sword or weapon, ignoring all of the usual conventions of how to depict a military figure. This arguably expresses Gordon's dislike of bloodshed and the human suffering of war, he is instead portrayed as thoughtful, and with bible in hand, saint-like, his cane as his attribute. In 1943 the London statue was removed from Trafalgar square and now stands at the Victoria Embankment. We Know that Thornycroft produced his own reductions of the monument because records show that in 1889 he exhibited a bronze reduction of General Gordon at the Royal Academy, marked for sale at £10.The sculptor was praised at the time by both 'Portfolio' and 'Magazine of Art' for reviving an interest in sculpture among the art loving public, by producing reductions of the famous monumental works of the day, the artist was allowing those 'with shallow purses and narrow homes' to benefit from his work. 'Magazine of Art' wrote 'If sculpture is to become a popular art, there can be no doubt that it will become so through the publication of reductions of well-known works such as these'. The present bronze was cast as part of a series of works in 1889 by Arthur Leslie Collie. This small series of limited edition bronze reductions of famous works also included Onslow Ford's figure of 'Peace' and were sold at Collie's gallery. Auction Compararble: Bonhams, London, lot 274, 21 June 2016 for an example of this edition. A large seemingly unique bronze cast was sold in these rooms on 24 May 2017, lot 143, £25,000. Museum Comparable: Another cast is in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. Related Literature: S. Beattie, 'The New Sculpture', p.187 - 191 and p. 203 - 206.
Sir William Hamo Thornycroft RA (British 1850-1925) General Charles George Gordon Signed Hamo Thornycroft RA/ SC 1888 on base Bronze sculpture with brown patina raised on shaped bronze base; verso and recto sides of base inscribed Charles George Gordon and Published by Arthur Leslie Collie/ 39B Old Bond St London/ May 6 1889, respectively. Height: 14-1/2 in (36.8 cm)Property of Various Owners
HAMO THORNYCROFT (1850-1925) BRONZE SCULPTURE OF JOHN BRIGHT, DATED 1891 signed to the base HAMO THORNYCROFT/ 1891, with inscription JOHN BRIGHT/ PUBLISHED BY ARTHUR LESLIE COLLIE/ 39 OLD BOND STREET LONDON/ SEPT 10TH 1891, with separate red marble base 35cm high, base 13cm high
Sir William Hamo Thornycroft RA (British 1850-1925) General Charles George Gordon Signed Hamo Thornycroft RA/ SC 1888 on base Bronze sculpture with brown patina raised on shaped bronze base; verso and recto sides of base inscribed Charles George Gordon and Published by Arthur Leslie Collie/ 39B Old Bond St London/ May 6 1889, respectively. Height: 14-1/2 in (36.8 cm)Property of Various Owners
SIR WILLIAM HAMO THORNYCROFT, R.A. 1850-1925 Teucer 1881 bronze signed, dated and inscribed 'HAMO. THORNYCROFT / 8 / 1881.' on base 75 cm high PROVENANCE Bowman Sculpture, London Mr John Schaeffer AO, Sydney, acquired from the above in 2016
SIR WILLIAM HAMO THORNYCROFT, R.A. 1850-1925 Sketch Model for Teucer (1880-1881) bronze 21.7 cm high PROVENANCE Fine Arts Society, London, circa 1979 Bowman Sculpture, London Mr John Schaeffer AO, Sydney, acquired from the above EXHIBITED Victorian Visions: Nineteenth Century Art from the John Schaeffer Collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 20 May - 29 August 2010, no. 20, illustrated LITERATURE Richard Beresford, Victorian Visions: Nineteenth Century Art from the John Schaeffer Collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, pp. 84, 85 (illustrated)
SIR WILLIAM HAMO THORNYCROFT (ENGLISH, 1850-1925): A BRONZE MAQUETTE OF AN ANGEL FROM THE MONUMENT TO THE HON. W. OWEN STANLEY the bronze figure depicting a female angel with outstretched wings, holding a flaming torch in her left hand, her eyes downcast, numbered '1' to the bronze base, mounted on a black marble square plinth with incised inscription to the reverse 'BRONZE CAST SKETCH MODEL OF AN ANGEL PART OF A MONUMENT ERECTED IN HOLYHEAD CHURCH IN MEMORY OF THE HON. W. OWEN STANLEY / HAMO THORNYCROFT R.A. SC 1896' the bronze 21cm high, 24cm high overall THIS LOT WILL BE ON DISPLAY AT OUR SOUTH KENSINGTON GALLERY UNTIL 14TH MARCH AND AT OUR CHISWICK SALEROOM FROM 16TH - 21ST MARCH. Thornycroft is known to have cast in bronze some of his small working models that he produced for larger bronze statues, such as those for the Teucer and the Mower, which were both cast in an edition of twenty five. The present small bronze maquette would have been cast from the plaster original that was made as a sketch model for the full size marble figure. The style of the maquette is typical of Thornycroft's other bronze maquettes, the surface is unfinished and lacking the detail apparent in the full size original. There are seams visible in the casting from the original moulds which have not been polished and removed, and other marks from the casting process are still apparent on the surface of the bronze as well as traces of plaster. The backs of the wings have been loosely modelled with no attempt to delineate feathers. Similar maquettes of the same size, by Thornycroft have appeared at auction recently, a bronze maquette for The Mower (20cm high) was sold at Bonhams, London, 2 September 2014, lot 158. This maquette is illustrated in J. Cooper, 'Nineteenth Century Romantic Bronzes', David & Charles, London, 1975 page 67. A further maquette, of 'The Teucer', at 21cm high, was also sold at Bonhams, London, 12 June 2013, lot 192 (£5000). A similar version of this maquette is illustrated in 'Sir Alfred Gilbert & The New Sculpture' Exhibition Catalogue, The Fine Art Society, illustrated on pages 104-105. The present maquette is a study for a large marble figure which was part of a funerary monument, featuring a sculpture of the deceased on a plinth, with an angel to either side. The monument was finished in 1897 and is in St Cybi's Church, Holyhead, in North Wales. Related Literature: 'The Chronicle of Art. January.' Magazine of Art 22 (November 1897-October 1898): 166-72. Internet Archive version of a copy in the University of Toronto Library. Web. 1 November 2014.
SIR WILLIAM HAMO THORNYCROFT RA (1850-1925) BRITISH A SUPERB STANDING BRONZE, 129 BALUCHIS, wearing his medals, holding a rifle with bayonet in front of him. Signed and Inscribed. 14.5ins high.
SIR WILLIAM HAMO THORNYCROFT (ENGLISH, 1850-1925): A RARE AND IMPORTANT LARGE BRONZE FIGURE OF GENERAL GORDON depicting standing at ease, with one foot resting on a broken cannon. his chin sunk in his right hand and his left hand clasping his pocket bible, tucked beneath the left arm his short cane and at his back a pair of field glasses, dark brown / greenish patination, signed 'HAMO THORNYCROFT R.A. SC 1888', 92cm high Provenance: Purchased by the current vendor's father, John Powell, at least twenty years ago. Major-General Charles George Gordon, CB (1833-1885) Gordon of Khartoum, was a British army officer and major figure in military history, glorified at the time by the Victorians as a great hero. He began his military career in the Crimea, on the front line mapping Russian trenches, which was one of the most dangerous and demanding duties at the time. He was present at the siege of Sevastopol and was awarded Chevalier of the Legion of Honour by the Government of France in 1856 for his services. His next post was in China as part of the Allied Expeditionary Force that was fighting the 2nd Opium War. Having made peace with the Chinese Emperor he was made commander of the "Ever Victorious Army," a force of Chinese mercenaries led by European officers that defeated the Taiping Rebellion, a victory which lead to him being known as 'Chinese Gordon'. He reputedly led the E.V.A. into battle carrying nothing but his cane, whether true or not this idea of Gordon as a brave and almost nonchalant character certainly added to his heroic reputation at home and is alluded to in the present composition where he is shown deep in thought, holding his cane rather than a rifle or other arms. His cane became known as his 'wand of victory'. Gordon entered the service of the Khedive in 1873 with British government approval and later became the Governor-General of the Sudan, where he did much to suppress the slave trade which helped to confirm his reputation as an honourable, heroic commander, admired by the native troops in whichever region he was appointed. In 1880 he was appointed Private Secretary to the Viceroy of India, and also became known for championing the cause of native rule in many countries such as Botswana, South Africa and Ireland. His final posting was to the Sudan, the organise the removal of British and Egyptian troops down the Nile after the revolt there. He arrived in Khartoum in 1884 under orders to arrange the evacuation, however he ignored these orders believing the evacuation to be too dangerous due to a lack of suitable boats. When Khartoum was besieged a public outcry demanded a relief mission be sent to rescue Gordon and the troops, however this was refused by Gladstone until it was too late and Gordon and many of his troops were killed. To the general public it seemed that their revered hero had been deserted in his time of need and there was a huge backlash against Gladstone and a great outpouring of grief for the valiant General. It was against this dramatic backdrop that the question of a memorial to the General was discussed by the government along with prominent members of the Royal Academy. Several members of the Royal Academy advised that the monument should take the form of an allegorical subject, however this advice was ignored and the Office of Works formally commissioned Thornycroft to produce the statue. It was to be erected in Trafalgar Square at a cost of £3,600. The ten foot eight inches high bronze figure was to be raised on an elaborate pedestal eighteen feet high (3.3 meters and 5.5 meters high respectively). The whole aspect of the statue explained Thornycroft, 'I wished to be resolute, solitary, but not sad'. The monumental bronze was cast by the Thames Ditton foundry under the direction of James Moore. It was no coincidence that the sculptor selected this foundry, as Moore had been a foundry assistant to Thornycroft during the 1870s and had maintained links with the sculptor over the following years. In fact Thornycroft described Mr Moore of Thames Ditton as his bronze founder in a court case in 1882 (Reynolds's Newspaper 17 December 1882). By 1882 Moore had taken over the Thames Ditton foundry and it became 'Moore & Co.' until 1897. James Moore was also responsible for the second monumental bronze that was commissioned and paid for by public subscription in Melbourne, Australia and unveiled in June 1889. The ideals Gordon was felt to imbue, those of courage, self sacrifice, faith and charity, as well as the fact that he died doing his duty made him an important figure in Australian culture as well as in Great Britain, leading one newspaper at the time to describe the unveiling of the statue in Melbourne as 'rather the canonising of a saint than the crowning of a hero'. Gordon is depicted in a crumpled army jacket, his belt undone and lacking a sword or weapon, ignoring all of the usual conventions of how to depict a military figure. This arguably expresses Gordon's dislike of bloodshed and the human suffering of war, he is instead portrayed as thoughtful, and with bible in hand, saint-like, his cane as his attribute. In 1943 the London statue was removed from Trafalgar square to make way for a Lancaster bomber as part of a 'Wings for Victory' display. The statue was returned after the war but in 1947 it was proposed to move the statue permanently to make way for the new fountains being built as part of the Beatty and Jellicoe memorials. The government suggested moving the monument to Sandhurst but there was a public outcry, and it was subsequently agreed that the sculpture should move to the Victoria Embankment by the new Air Ministry offices where it was installed in 1953 and remains today. Both the London and Melbourne bronze monuments are signed 'HAMO THORNYCROFT ARA SC. 1887', as Thornycroft was not admitted to the R.A. until the year after, 1888. The present bronze is signed 'Hamo Thornycroft RA SC. 1888' and so was cast the same year as he was made R.A. and that the memorial was unveiled. However the maquette for the present bronze reduction may have been produced a few years earlier whilst the sculptor was designing the full size version, as is demonstrated by the existence of the contemporary photograph reproduced here. This photograph dated 15 October 1887 is now in the National Portrait Gallery and shows the sculptor seated beside his full size monumental figure, with a reduction of the same sculpture in the background. We know that the monumental figure is 330cm high, and so using this figure as a reference point, the size difference between the larger and smaller sculptures can be calculated giving us an approximate height for the reduced figure in the background. Using two reference points on each of the two figures, of the ankle on the right leg and the top of the head, the smaller figure is approximately 20.5% the height of larger. Based on the height of the larger figure (330cm) this would make the smaller figure approximately 70cm high. This however does not take into account the perspective distortion of the Victorian photograph; the further back into the background of the photograph the smaller the item will appear on the image. Using an approximate estimate of the photograph perspective reduction of 15-25% this would put the actual size of the reduced sculpture much closer to the 92cm of the present lot. It is therefore probable that this is the maquette for the present bronze. We Know that Thornycroft produced his own reductions of the figure because records show that in 1889 he exhibited a bronze reduction of General Gordon at the Royal Academy, marked for sale at £10.The sculptor was praised at the time by both 'Portfolio' and 'Magazine of Art' for reviving an interest in sculpture among the art loving public, by producing reductions of the famous monumental works of the day, the artist was allowing those 'with shallow purses and narrow homes' to benefit from his work. 'Magazine of Art' wrote 'If sculpture is to become a popular art, there can be no doubt that it will become so through the publication of reductions of well-known works such as these'. Other reductions of the monument are known but they are all of small size (37cm high) and were cast as part of a series in 1889 by Arthur Leslie Collie. This small series of limited edition bronze reductions of famous works also included Onslow Ford's figure of 'Peace' and were sold at Collie's gallery. These casts are signed 'PUBLISHED BY ARTHUR LESLIE COLLIE, 39B OLD BOND ST LONDON MAY 6 1889' and numerous examples have come to auction in recent years (for example, Bonhams, London, lot 274, 21 June 2016) and an example is in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. Related Literature: S. Beattie, 'The New Sculpture', p.187 - 191 and p. 203 - 206.
A pair of scarce Toogood and Sons bronze presentation plaques designed by Hamo Thornycroft English, circa 1920 the two shaped bronze plaques each depicting a female figure in attitudes of gardening with raised facsimile signature circa 30cm.; 12ins high
Sir William Hamo Thornycroft RA (1850-1925). A patinated bronze figure of General Gordon, signed and dated 1898, the plinth titled Charles George Gordon, the reverse inscribed 'Published by Arthur Leslie Collie, 39b Old Bond Street, London, May 6th 1889', with a shaped rouge marble plinth, overall 17in. incl. marble base
AFTER SIR WILLIAM HAMO THORNYCROFT R.A. (BRITISH, 1850-1925) A bronze portrait plaque of the sculptor’s wife Agatha Thornycroft Inscribed AGATHA THORNYCROFT 1888, light brown patination, 14cm diameter
SIR WILLIAM HAMO THORNYCROFT (ENGLISH, 1850-1925) A bronze Figure of General Gordon Signed HAMO THORNYCROFT RA, Sc 1888, and inscribed CHARLES GEORGE GORDON to the front and to the rear, PUBLISHED BY ARTHUR LESLIE COLLIE, 39B OLD BOND ST LONDON MAY 6 1889, dark brown patination, 37cm high
SIR WILLIAM HAMO THORNYCROFT R.A. (BRITISH, 1850-1925) A bronze plaque of the sculptor’s daughter Joan Thornycroft Modelled in the form of a clasp or buckle, dated February 1889, with infant’s bust right, signed on truncation; the ornate surround inscribed Daughter of-Hamo and-Agatha-? Lasington, dark brown patination, 20.5cm wide
