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Lot 179: WOLFRAM ONSLOW FORD (BRITISH, BORN 1880)

Est: £800 GBP - £1,200 GBPSold:
Christie'sLondon, United KingdomJanuary 20, 2010

Item Overview

Description

WOLFRAM ONSLOW FORD (BRITISH, BORN 1880)
Two cat's heads
one indistinctly inscribed 'Wolfram' and dated '1896?' (to the reverse, interior), bronze with green patina; and the other, taller, bronze with brown patina, each on serpentine marble plinth bases
The tallest - 12 in. (30.5 cm.) high, overall
Together with four photographs, including two of Wolfram Onslow Ford and two signed photographs presented to Wolfram, one from pianist and composer Herbert Fryer and another from the Maharajah of Benares (6)

Artist or Maker

Literature

Inventory and Valuation of the contents of Newton Hall, Felton, Morpeth, Northumberland, The Property of Brigadier General B. F. Widdrington, C.M.G., D.S.O., 1925, p. 209.

Notes

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium, which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Auction Details

The Country House Sale - Newton Hall

by
Christie's
January 20, 2010, 10:30 AM GMT

85 Old Brompton Road, London, LDN, SW7 3LD, UK