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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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Lot	Title	Estimate	Hammer price
49	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	£4,000 - £6,000	£4,000	View
50	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…	£25,000 - £40,000	£25,000	View
51	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	£3,000 - £5,000	£3,800	View
52	Tom Merrifield Poppy Bronze 150cm high See footnote to lot 47	£3,000 - £5,000	£3,000	View
53	▲Housi Knecht Saxaphone fountain sheet metal and stainless steel, the sphere plumbed for water 415cm high	£2,000 - £4,000	£2,000	View
54	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	£2,000 - £3,000	£2,000	View
55	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	£3,000 - £5,000	-	View
56	Frederic Chevarin Trois Feuilles Statuary marble Unique 68cm high by 46cm wide by 30cm deep	£9,000 - £10,000	-	View
57	Frederic Chevarin Reveur Bronze 75cm high by 40cm wide by 30cm deep	£8,000 - £10,000	-	View
58	Gail Dooley Hunched Heron, Stoneware Unique Signed, 2014 86cm high by 35cm wide by 45cm deep	£1,200 - £1,800	-	View
59	Gail Dooley Heron Stoneware Unique 108cm high by 30cm wide by 50cm deep	£1,200 - £1,800	-	View
60	A bronze heron second half 20th century Monogrammed VB and with Morris Singer foundry stamp on composition stone base 97cm high	£2,000 - £4,000	-	View
61	Colin Kellam Octopus Ceramic/Stoneware Unique 20cm high by 43cm wide by 32cm deep	£800 - £1,000	-	View
62	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…	£55,000 - £75,000	-	View
63	A Shag by Peter Spicer early 20th century with label to rear 74cm high by 63cm wide	£3,000 - £5,000	£3,000	View
64	A magnificent Capercaillie by Peter Spicer early 20th century with label to reverse 85cm high by 96cm wide	£5,000 - £8,000	-	View
65	A magnificent pair of Sea Eagles by Duncan or Cullingford late 19th century 110cm high by 110 cm wide	£6,000 - £10,000	-	View
66	An anthropomorphic dome of two Monitor lizards early 20th century 53cm high	£1,200 - £1,800	-	View
67	A hippo skull late 19th century mounted on shield the shield 64cm	£1,500 - £2,500	-	View
68	A rare pair of Bitterns by Hutchings of Aberyswyth with label late 19th century 90cm high by 87cm wide	£3,000 - £3,000	£3,000	View
69	A large glass dome of Australian birds late 19th century 69cm high	£700 - £1,000	£1,100	View
70	A Ibex trophy on shield by Rowland Ward early 20th century with label to rear 88cm high	£500 - £800	£400	View
71	An Adu Ram trophy on shield by Rowland Ward (initialled to rear) circa 1910 74cm high	£500 - £800	£400	View
72	A Tiger skin rug by Van Ingen and Van Ingen early 20th century with Van Ingen label to back 250cm long by 182cm wide	£3,000 - £5,000	£3,000	View

Total lots: 74

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