Old Master Sculpture & Early Jewels
Old Master Sculpture & Early Jewels
Property from a British Private Collection
John Warrington Wood
Bust of Augustus
Lot Closed
July 5, 02:48 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from a British Private Collection
John Warrington Wood
Warrington 1839-1886
dated 1866
Bust of Augustus
signed and dated: J. WARRINGTON WOOD / ROME. 1866.
white marble
54cm., 20¼in.
Lt. Col. Herbert James Hope-Edwardes, Netley Hall, Shropshire;
Thence by descent to Lady More (Hope-Edwardes, formerly, Coldwell) at Netley Hall and subsequently Linley Hall, Shropshire;
Thence by descent;
Their sale, Christie's, 9 March 2009, lot 6
Thence by descent to Lady More (Hope-Edwardes, formerly, Coldwell) at Netley Hall and subsequently Linley Hall, Shropshire;
Thence by descent;
Their sale, Christie's, 9 March 2009, lot 6
The British sculptor John Warrington Wood specialised in biblical and mythological themes and portrait busts. He exhibited works at the Royal Academy in London during the early stages of his career and moved to Rome in 1861. Some of his works are in important public collections, including a bust of Sir Austen Henry Layard (1817–1894) in the National Gallery, London, and two colossal sculptures portraying the Renaissance artists Raphael and Michelangelo placed at the entrance of the Walker Gallery of Art, Liverpool.