Ivor Roberts-Jones, R.A.
Maquette For The Winston Churchill Monument In Parliament Square
Found at
Christies,
London
TWENTIETH CENTURY BRITISH ART, Lot 50
24. NOV - 24. NOV 2005
TWENTIETH CENTURY BRITISH ART, Lot 50
24. NOV - 24. NOV 2005
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Ivor Roberts-Jones, R.A. (1913-1996)
Maquette for the Winston Churchill Monument in Parliament Square
stamped with foundry mark, with estate mark, dated and numbered 'IR-J 2001/A/C3' (on the base)
bronze with a dark brown patina
22½ in. (57.2 cm.) high
The present work is no. 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 (see lot 49) by Meridian Foundry under the supervision of Nigel Boonham, F.R.B.S. Circa 1973 the Foundry produced an edition of the maquette which was not cast with the base at the complete height (edition number unknown).
Maquette for the Winston Churchill Monument in Parliament Square
stamped with foundry mark, with estate mark, dated and numbered 'IR-J 2001/A/C3' (on the base)
bronze with a dark brown patina
22½ in. (57.2 cm.) high
The present work is no. 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 (see lot 49) by Meridian Foundry under the supervision of Nigel Boonham, F.R.B.S. Circa 1973 the Foundry produced an edition of the maquette which was not cast with the base at the complete height (edition number unknown).
Artwork auctioned at seven times the upper estimate price
When the work Maquette For The Winston Churchill Monument In Parliament Square by Ivor Roberts-Jones was auctioned at Christies in London in November 2005, the result exceeded expectations many times over. The upper estimate was set at a - in retrospect quite modest - GBP 15,000.00 but the actual price achieved was more than seven times as high at GBP 114,000.00 (€ 167,480.41). Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Ivor Roberts-Jones; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Maquette for the Winston Churchill Monument in Parliament Square sold at auction in November 2010 with the realized price of GBP 145,250.00 (€ 173,573.53).
Kunstwerk zum Siebenfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Als die Arbeit Maquette For The Winston Churchill Monument In Parliament Square von Ivor Roberts-Jones im November 2005 bei Christies in London versteigert wurde, übertraf das Ergebnis die Erwartungen um ein Vielfaches. Der obere Schätzpreis war mit – rückwirkend betrachtet recht bescheidenen – GBP 15.000,00 angesetzt, der tatsächlich erzielte Preis hingegen war mit GBP 114.000,00 (€ 167.480,41) mehr als siebenmal so hoch. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Ivor Roberts-Jones; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Maquette for the Winston Churchill Monument in Parliament Square im November 2010 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 145.250,00 (€ 173.573,53).
Ivor Roberts-Jones - Auction history
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