SIR GEORGE FRAMPTON (1860-1928) 'VICTORIA', AND ANOTHER, POSSIBLY 'ST GEORGE', CIRCA 1922

patinated bronze on painted stained wood base, each monogrammed, the latter dated 1922

(Qty: 2)

25.5cm (10 in) and 27cm (10.5 in) high respectively

Provenance:

Purchased from Richard Dennis. Formerly in the Handley-Read Collection but not shown in the 1972 Royal Academy exhibition.

Literature:

Coleman, B., The Best of British Arts & Crafts, Atglen, 2004, p. 241 (illustrated).

Note:

These figures were designed as finials for the parapet of Queen Mary's Dolls House, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens (1869-1944) in the early 1920s and the original works being currently housed in the Royal Collection at Windsor Castle.