2nd Mar, 2024 9:30 GMT/BST
Douglas Wylie (American, 1952): Bow Rider, 1995, patinated bronze dolphin table, with oval bevel edged glass top, signed under tail fin Wylie 1995, Edition Number 9/100 Blue, mounted on an oval black marble base,
56cm high
Provenance: Purchase receipt from Coast Galleries and two certificates of authenticity.
Sold for £1,600
Estimated at £600 - £900
Oval bevel edged glass top is 121cm wide, 86cm deep with chips to the edges and surface scratches. Lacking a bolt fixture to attach the fin, only one present. The marble base is dirty. The bronze has surface dirt. White paint spray. Needs a clean.
Auction: 20th Century Design, 2nd Mar, 2024
A selection of good, early pieces of Robert 'Mouseman' Thompson furniture will be coming up in the 20th Century Design Sale on 2nd March, including a circa 1929 Monk's Chair from Ampleforth Abbey, two circa 1930s Monk's Chairs from the Horlicks family, and a circa 1930s Partner's Desk. These will be joined by a strong offering of modern Mouseman. A further good example of Arts and Crafts furniture comes in the form of a very finely made Cotswold School Dressing Mirror.
Amongst the ceramics in the sale will be the Dr John C. Yule Collection of Linthorpe and Middlesbrough Pottery, a Private Collection of Dennis Chinaworks Pottery, a good example of Pilkington's Royal Lancastrian, and a Private Collection of Studio Pottery including pots by Richard Batterham.
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Thursday 29th February - Friday 1st March 10am-4pm, and the morning of the sale from 8am
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