Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 8th January 2020
Lot 522
John Henry Foley R. A. (Irish 1818-1874). A 19th century bronzed electrotype figure of Oliver...
Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £1600
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Description
John Henry Foley R. A. (Irish 1818-1874). A 19th century bronzed electrotype figure of Oliver Goldsmith, the writer standing holding a book in his left hand and a pen in his right, the square base with impressed marks 'J H FOLEY RA SCUL LONDON' and 'ELKINGTON CO FOUNDERS', 50.5cm high.
This present lot is a reduced version of a larger sculpture erected in 1864 outside Trinity College in Dublin.