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Auction date Tuesday 28 March 2023 13:00 - 16:00 BST

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For further Garden and Natural History lots visit the 29th March Sealed bid auction lots 100-496

 

Included in this auction are sculptural pieces by Tom Merrifield.

In 1976 Tom was commissioned by the Society for West End Theatres to create the sculpture given to the winners of The Olivier Awards (then named the SWET Awards). For the next eight years he would spend months preparing the numerous pieces required for each ceremony which so many of theatre’s top talent now hold in pride of place on their mantelpieces

Possibly the most poignant of sculptures Tom has created is that depicting Diana, Princess of Wales. Having met and connected instantly with the Princess long before she died, Tom was considered by the British Red Cross to be best suited to create an exquisite bust of their former patron; now displayed at the Red Cross headquarters in London.

Tom Merrifield: Flight - £15,000-25,000

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Total lots: 74

Lot 49 Sold
Tom Merrifield
Valentina
Bronze
on pedestal
signed T Merrified and numbered 2/2 and is the last of an edition of 2
the figure 167cm high
226cm overall

See footnote to lot 47
The last from an edition of 2 Garden ornamentGarden sculptureGarden statue 
Hammer price: £4,000
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 50 Sold
Tom Merrifield
Flight
Bronze and stainless steel
signed Tom Merrifield and numbered 2/5 MS on composition stone plinth
the frame 293cm high
the figure 195cm long
374cm high overall on pedestal
overall width 350cm

See footnote to lot 47
From an edition of 5. Four already soldGarden ornamentGarden sculptureGarden statue
Hammer price: £25,000
Estimate: £25,000 - £40,000
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 51 Sold
Tom Merrifield
Julius torso
Bronze
on pedestal
signed T. Merrifield and numbered 4/9
the torso 118cms high
216cm high overall

See footnote to lot 47
7 out of 9 casts soldGarden ornamentGarden sculptureGarden statue 
Hammer price: £3,800
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 52 Sold
Tom Merrifield
Poppy
Bronze
150cm high

See footnote to lot 47
from an edition of 9. one donated to Basingstoke CouncilGarden ornamentGarden sculptureGarden…
Hammer price: £3,000
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 53 Sold
▲Housi Knecht
Saxaphone fountain
sheet metal and stainless steel, the sphere plumbed for water
415cm high
Housi Knecht, a Bernes artist, was born in 1951. When he was 20 years old, he emigrated to…
Hammer price: £2,000
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 54 Sold
Misti: I Weep For Nature
Burnt oak, stained lime wood and stainless steel
2020
100cm high by 73cm wide by 40cm deep

To be auctioned in aid of the charity Stump Up for Trees
Made for the sculpture challenge on Handmade : Britain’s Best Woodworker, a reality television…
Hammer price: £2,000
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 55 Unsold
An unusual bronze wall fountain
early 20th century
inscribed sed aqua quam dabo ei fiet in eo fons aquae salients
in vitam aeturnum
210cm high by 125cm wide
The translation of the latin inscription reads; but the water that I shall give him shall become in…
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 56 Unsold
Frederic Chevarin
Trois Feuilles
Statuary marble
Unique
68cm high by 46cm wide by 30cm deep
Sculpture
Estimate: £9,000 - £10,000
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 57 Unsold
Frederic Chevarin
Reveur
Bronze
75cm high by 40cm wide by 30cm deep
Sculpture
Estimate: £8,000 - £10,000
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 58 Unsold
Gail Dooley
Hunched Heron,
Stoneware
Unique
Signed, 2014
86cm high by 35cm wide by 45cm deep
Sculpture
Estimate: £1,200 - £1,800
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 59 Unsold
Gail Dooley
Heron
Stoneware
Unique
108cm high by 30cm wide by 50cm deep
Sculpture
Estimate: £1,200 - £1,800
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 60 Unsold
A bronze heron
second half 20th century
Monogrammed VB and with Morris Singer foundry stamp
on composition stone base
97cm high
Garden ornament
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 61 Unsold
Colin Kellam
Octopus
Ceramic/Stoneware
Unique
20cm high by 43cm wide by 32cm deep
Sculpture
Estimate: £800 - £1,000
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 62 Unsold
A Seymchan meteorite sphere
A Seymchan meteorite sphere
Madagan district, Russia

This pallasite meteorite was first discovered in 1967 and it is thought about 350KG has been recovered so far. This specimen features not only the characteristic Widmanstatten pattern but Olivine crystal inclusions as well
13cm diameter, 9.9kg
SpaceNatural history 
Estimate: £55,000 - £75,000
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 63 Sold
A Shag by Peter Spicer
early 20th century
with label to rear
74cm high by 63cm wide
Peter Spicer of Leamington Spa is perhaps the most highly regarded of all the British taxidermists…
Hammer price: £3,000
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 64 Unsold
A magnificent Capercaillie by Peter Spicer
early 20th century
with label to reverse
85cm high by 96cm wide
TaxidermyNatural history
Estimate: £5,000 - £8,000
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 65 Unsold
A magnificent pair of Sea Eagles by Duncan or Cullingford
late 19th century
110cm high by 110 cm wide
This magnificent pair of eagles was produced towards the end of the 19th century by one of the…
Estimate: £6,000 - £10,000
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 66 Unsold
An anthropomorphic dome of two Monitor lizards
early 20th century
53cm high
Natural History, Taxidermy
Estimate: £1,200 - £1,800
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 67 Unsold
A hippo skull
late 19th century
mounted on shield
the shield 64cm
Natural History, Taxidermy
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 68 Sold
A rare pair of Bitterns by Hutchings of Aberyswyth with label
late 19th century
90cm high by 87cm wide
Hutchings operated in Aberystwyth and he is the best known of all the Welsh taxidermists who were…
Hammer price: £3,000
Estimate: £3,000 - £3,000
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 69 Sold
A large glass dome of Australian birds
late 19th century
69cm high
Natural History, Taxidermy
Hammer price: £1,100
Estimate: £700 - £1,000
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 70 Sold
A Ibex trophy
on shield by Rowland Ward
early 20th century
with label to rear
88cm high
Taxidermy, Natural history
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £500 - £800
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 71 Sold
An Adu Ram trophy
on shield by Rowland Ward (initialled to rear)
circa 1910
74cm high
Taxidermy, Natural history
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £500 - £800
28 March 2023
28 March 2023
Lot 72 Sold
A Tiger skin rug by Van Ingen and Van Ingen
early 20th century
with Van Ingen label to back
250cm long by 182cm wide
Taxidermy, Natural history, Rug
Hammer price: £3,000
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
28 March 2023
28 March 2023

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