Sealed Bid

Home, Garden and Natural History (Sealed Bids) featuring the Rod Vass Collection

Start date Monday, 5 September 2022 End date Wednesday, 28 September 2022

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Among the highlights is a collection of monumental sculptures based on TV and film props created by Rod and Louis Vass, who set up Armordillo Ltd, a company specialising in designing and creating sculptural props for films, shows and events. During his long career Rod worked for the BBC (on such classics as Doctor Who and Black Adder) and for Warner Bros, Disney, Marvel and DC. Over the last decade he has been joined by his son Louis, who has added his sophisticated digital sculpting skills to Armordillo's portfolio. Among them are three monumental polyurethane resin heads, which were made for the TV series Beowulf. They are each almost two and a half metres high and are estimated at £3,000 - £5,000 each, one of the heads has been designed to fit around a tree.

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Rod Vass


This is a sealed bid auction and all bids must be received by 16.00 BST Wednesday 28th September

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All bids must be received by 16.00 BST Wednesday 28th September

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Lots per page:

Total lots: 334

Lot 338 Sold
John Cox
Born 1952
A Pair of Red Deer Stags
Bronze with a variegated red-brown patination
110cm high, 260cm wide and 107cm high by 234cm wide
Garden OrnamentSculpture
Hammer price: £41,000
Estimate: £25,000 - £30,000
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 339 Sold
John Cox
Born 1952
Leaping Roe Deer Stag & Hind
Bronze
each life Size
126cm high, 106cm wide, 35cm deep and 88cm high, 96cm wide
Garden OrnamentGarden StatuarySculpture
Hammer price: £5,200
Estimate: £6,000 - £8,000
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 340 Unsold
John Cox
Born 1952
Walking Gorilla
Bronze
110cm high, 125cm wide, 70cm deep
Garden OrnamentGarden StatuarySculpture
Estimate: £6,000 - £8,000
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 341 Unsold
Brendan Hesmondhalgh
Stand off Toads
Stoneware
Unique
69cm high, 94cm wide, 29cm deep
Garden OrnamentSculpture
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 342 Sold
John Cox
Born 1952
Leaping Frog
Bronze with Foundry Stamp
55cm high, 73cm wide, 35cm deep
Garden OrnamentSculpture
Hammer price: £1,960
Estimate: £600 - £800
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 343 Sold
John Cox
Born 1952
Laying Hare
Bronze
Foundry Stamped
36cm high, 75cm wide, 33cm deep
Garden OrnamentSculpture
Hammer price: £1,960
Estimate: £600 - £800
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 344 Sold
John Cox
Born 1952
Boxing Hares
Bronze with foundry stamp
72cm high, 70cm wide, 20cm deep
Garden OrnamentSculpture
Hammer price: £2,200
Estimate: £1,200 - £1,800
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 345 Unsold
Penguin Family
Bronze
82cm high, 100cm wide, 50cm deep
Garden OrnamentGarden StatuarySculpture
Estimate: £8,000 - £10,000
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 346 Unsold
Clever Monera
Born Zimbabwe 1978
Leap Frog
Springstone
Unique
120cm high, 97cm wide, 25cm deep
Garden OrnamentGarden StatuarySculpture
Estimate: £10,000 - £12,000
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 347 Unsold
John Cox
Born 1952
The Olympic Gorilla
Bronze
182cmshigh, 107cm wide
Garden OrnamentGarden StatuarySculpture
Estimate: £8,000 - £12,000
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 348 Unsold
Peter Walker
Bird
Corten Steel
Unique
Signed
227cms high, 155cm wide, 88cm deep
Garden OrnamentGarden StatuarySculpture
Estimate: £12,000 - £15,000
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 349 Unsold
Jane K Jones
Born 1936
The Dancers
Bronze
Unique
Sculpture 175cm high, 90cm wide, 90cm deep
plinth 125cm high
Garden OrnamentSculpture
Estimate: £30,000 - £40,000
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 350 Unsold
Wing Commander Guy Gibson VC, DFC (1918 - 1944)
The Heinkel He III Propeller
Propeller on Steel Stand
Unique
370cm high, 275cm wide
Garden OrnamentGarden StatuarySculpture
Estimate: £30,000 - £40,000
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 351 Sold
▲ Geraldine Knight (ARR applies):
Indian Runner Duck
Bronze
signed Geraldine Knight and numbered 7/20
66cm high on fossil marble plinth 114cm high overall
on plinth
Geraldine Knight, 1932-2008 studied at the Brighton College of Art from 1949 tp 1952 and then at…
Hammer price: £2,500
Estimate: £2,500 - £4,000
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 352 Unsold
Steve Boss
Fall (Kingfisher)
Bronze
Limited Edition
32cm high, 29cm wide, 5cm deep
Garden OrnamentGarden StatuarySculpture
Estimate: £700 - £900
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 353 Unsold
After the Antique
Ducks in the Bullrushes
Painted Bronze
90cm high, 120cm wide, 90cm deep
Garden OrnamentGarden StatuarySculpture
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 354 Unsold
Andrew Sinclair
Born 1961
The Minotaur
Bronze Resin
Signed with Foundry stamp
155cm high, 161cm wide, 148cm deep
Garden OrnamentGarden StatuarySculpture
Estimate: £20,000 - £30,000
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 355 Unsold
Andrew Sinclair
Pre- Hysteric
Bronze Resin
Edition 1 of 5
340cm high, 410cm wide, 130cm deep
Garden OrnamentGarden StatuarySculpture
Estimate: £25,000 - £35,000
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 356 Unsold
David Cooke
Born 1970
Orangutan
Bronze on Stone Base
Edition 4 of 6
250cm high, 110cm wide, 62cm deep
Garden OrnamentGarden StatuarySculpture
Estimate: £25,000 - £30,000
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 357 Unsold
Michael Kenny (1941–1999)
Mickey
Portland Stone
Unique
57cm high, 76cm wide,12cm deep
Garden OrnamentGarden StatuarySculpture
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 358 Sold
A monumental polyurethane resin head
244cm high

This and the following two heads were made for the TV series Beowulf

The Rod Vass Collection - Lots 358-373
 Rod Vass is a professional visual artist who originally studied Fine Art at Newcastle and…
Hammer price: £2,200
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 359 Unsold
A monumental ultra high density polyurethane foam hand
250cm high by 150cm wide by 80cm deep

This was created for a gallery as a one off commission

The Rod Vass Collection - Lots 358-373
 Rod Vass is a professional visual artist who originally studied Fine Art at Newcastle and…
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 360 Sold
A similar monumental polyurethane resin head
with hollow back, originally for situating in around a tree
244cm high

This was originally created for the TV series Beowulf

The Rod Vass Collection - Lots 358-373
 Rod Vass is a professional visual artist who originally studied Fine Art at Newcastle and…
Hammer price: £2,500
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
Lot 361 Unsold
A set of four polyurethane resin trees
on iron stands
the largest 400cm high

These were used in a number of productions, including the film Tolkien, War of the Worlds and the science fiction film, Intergalactic

The Rod Vass Collection - Lots 358-373
 Rod Vass is a professional visual artist who originally studied Fine Art at Newcastle and…
Estimate: £2,000 - £4,000
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST
28 September 2022 , 16:00 BST

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