20th Century Design - 13th October 2010

Lot 1167

'Mother and Child' a plaster figure cast from a model by Alec Miller (1879-1961)

Estimate £350 - £450

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Description

'Mother and Child' a plaster figure cast from a model by Alec Miller (1879-1961), modelled seated, resting on a sphere, on wooden base signed in the cast, 39cm. high Alec Miller originally trained as a wood carver in Glasgow before joining the Guild of Handicraft in 1902. He stayed at Chipping Camden after the guild closed, before moving to California in 1939.