Lot 227: AN ENGLISH POLISHED LIMESTONE CARVED RELIEF PANEL

AN ENGLISH POLISHED LIMESTONE CARVED RELIEF PANEL
BY GILBERT LEDWARD (1888 -1960), CIRCA 1937
The central medallion depicting a Classical maiden with writhen serpent, flanked by floral blooms and the carved date A.D, 1919, inscribed G.LEDWARD A.R.A 1937
10¼in. (26cm.) high; 17 3/8in. (45cm.) wide

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Gilbert Ledward predominately studied, taught and worked in London during the first half of 20th Century. While a professor at the Royal Academy (1927-9), Henry Moore assisted, and other notable sculptors were associated with Ledward when he founded his own company in 1934, named 'Sculptured Memorials and Headstones'. Later he worked on a number of notable World War Two memorials, including one to the Submarine Service, Commandos and Airbourne Forces (1947) in Westminster Abbey, and later the 'Venus Fountain' (1953), in Sloane Square, London.