British Art Pottery - 25th November 2015
Lot 115
The Water Baby a rare Doulton Lambeth stoneware fountain by Gilbert Bayes for his own garden
Estimate £10,000 - £15,000 | Hammer £10000
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Description
The Water Baby a rare Doulton Lambeth stoneware fountain by Gilbert Bayes for his own garden, modelled as a young boy holding a large fish, glazed cream, purple, green and yellow, signed Gilbert Bayes in the cast on the base, professional restoration to neck, 49cm. high
Provenance
Gilbert Bayes' garden at Boundary Road, late 1920s
The Fine Art Society
Private Collection
Literature
Louise Irvine and Paul Atterbury Gilbert Bayes Sculptor 1872-1953 Richard Dennis/Fine Art Society 1998, page 32 for a contemporary photograph of the fountain in situ at Boundary Road. Page 146 for a version of the stoneware fountain (1927) and page 148 for a bronze maquette for a sculpture of this subject, (1928).
Exhibited
Royal Academy 1927, a version exhibited