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

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Lot	Title	Estimate	Hammer price
362	A monumental polyurethane resin deconstructed hand 240cm long by 165cm wide by 58cm deep The Rod Vass Collection - Lots 358-373	£2,000 - £4,000	-	View
363	A similar set of four monumental resin dinosaur eggs 240cm long by 165cm wide by 58cm deep The Rod Vass Collection - Lots 358-373	£2,000 - £3,000	-	View
364	A polyurethane resin horses head 98cm high This was made for the Tomb Raider film but never used in production The Rod Vass Collection - Lots 358-373	£500 - £800	-	View
365	A polyurethane resin stallion on iron frame base 230cm high by 230cm long This horse was made for the film Tomb Raider The Rod Vass Collection - Lots 358-373	£2,000 - £4,000	-	View
366	A set of four monumental polyurethane resin dinosaur eggs 240cm long by 165cm wide by 58cm deep These were used in an advert for Burberry The Rod Vass Collection - Lots 358-373	£2,000 - £3,000	-	View
367	A monumental polyurethane resin archway on iron frame 337cm high by 246cm wide The Rod Vass Collection - Lots 358-373	£2,000 - £4,000	-	View
368	A polyurethane resin troll skull 144cm wide This was commissioned for Beowulf TV series The Rod Vass Collection - Lots 358-373	£300 - £500	-	View
369	Three polyurethane resin spheres on iron stands the largest 120cm diameter These were originally commissioned for an installation at Chester Zoo and subsequently used in other TV productions The Rod Vass Collection - Lots 358-373	£1,500 - £2,000	-	View
370	A similar monumental polyurethane resin head 244cm high From the TV series Beowulf The Rod Vass Collection - Lots 358-373	£3,000 - £5,000	£3,005	View
371	A monumental polyurethane resin head in three-quarter section, with hanging fixtures 185cm high by 144cm wide The Rod Vass Collection - Lots 358-373	£2,500 - £4,000	-	View
372	A monumental polyurethane resin cobra on iron frame 295cm high This impressive cobra was made for a German live event Indian Circus The Rod Vass Collection - Lots 358-373	£3,000 - £5,000	-	View
373	A monumental classical style polyurethane resin foot 192cm high by 206cm wide This can be displayed either horizontally or vertically on iron stand This was commissioned for a video for the band London Grammar The Rod Vass Collection - Lots 358-373	£2,000 - £3,000	-	View
374	A labradorite veneered circular table top 70cm diameter	£1,000 - £1,500	£1,850	View
375	A lapis lazuli veneered octagonal mirror 67cm wide	£500 - £800	-	View
376	An unpolished Lapis lazuli freeform Afghanistan 35cm high by 41cm wide by 22cm deep 40.8kg	£3,000 - £5,000	-	View
377	A set of six oval malachite bowls with brass rims the largest 30cm diameter	£600 - £800	£500	View
378	A set of three malachite bowls 19cm diameter	£400 - £600	-	View
379	A set of six mangano calicte bowls each 12.5cm diameter	£400 - £600	-	View
380	A set of six lapis lazuli veneered plates the plates, each 25cm diameter	£500 - £800	-	View
381	A labradorite egg on stand Madagascar 28cm high	£750 - £1,000	£800	View
382	An amethyst on metal stand 10cm by 12cm by 24cm (dimensions include stand)	£250 - £350	-	View
383	A polished agate Brazil 23cm high	£250 - £400	£200	View
384	An Amethyst table top 43cm by 37cm by 40 cm (measurements without the glass)	£600 - £800	-	View
385	A large petrified fossil wood slice Madagascar 59cm wide	£500 - £800	£500	View

Total lots: 334

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