Ivor Roberts-Jones, R.A.

Maquette for the Winston Churchill Monument in Parliament Square

Found at Christies, London
20th Century British & Irish Art Including The Selwyn Demmy Collection of Works by L S Lowry, Lot 31
11. Nov - 11. Nov 2010
Estimate: 50.000 - 80.000 GBP
Price realised: 145.250 GBP
Ivor Roberts-Jones, R.A. (1913-1996)
Maquette for the Winston Churchill Monument in Parliament Square
stamped with foundry mark, with estate mark, numbered and dated 'IR-J 2001/A/C3' (on the base)
bronze with a dark brown patina
22½ in. (57.2 cm.) high
The present work is number 3 in an edition of 3 which was ordered and owned by the sculptor's widow, Mrs Monica Roberts-Jones in 2001. Cast from the original studio plaster by Meridian Foundry under the supervision of Nigel Boonham, F.R.B.S.

A top price for Ivor Roberts-Jones

This artwork by Ivor Roberts-Jones achieved an unexpectedly high price at Christies in London in November 2010. In the 20th Century British & Irish Art Including The Selwyn Demmy Collection of Works by L S Lowry auction, the work Maquette for the Winston Churchill Monument in Parliament Square sold for GBP 145,250.00 (€ 173,573.53) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 80,000.00. This high result makes Maquette for the Winston Churchill Monument in Parliament Square the most expensive artwork by Ivor Roberts-Jones that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Ivor Roberts-Jones

Dieses Kunstwerk von Ivor Roberts-Jones erzielte im November 2010 bei Christies in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion 20th Century British & Irish Art Including The Selwyn Demmy Collection of Works by L S Lowry wurde die Arbeit Maquette for the Winston Churchill Monument in Parliament Square für GBP 145.250,00 (€ 173.573,53) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 80.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Maquette for the Winston Churchill Monument in Parliament Square zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Ivor Roberts-Jones, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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