2nd May, 2017 12:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art ('Hibernia')
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[M] A FAIRGROUND CARVING OF KING GEORGE V BY...
A FAIRGROUND CARVING OF KING GEORGE V BY RENOWNED FIGUREHEAD CARVER ARTHUR EARNEST ANDERSON, CIRCA 1930
depicted half-length in full dress uniform wearing the Imperial Crown and holding an orb and secured to an ebonised display base (refinished, base later) -- 31in. (79cm.) high
The Anderson workshop was located at Rownham Yard, Bristol, where it had been since the early 19th Century, the family having migrated from Rotherhithe, London. Arthur's father, John, was considered the finest of the wood carvers producing figureheads for sailing ships that once filled Bristol Harbour. However, by the time Arthur joined his father, the market for ships' figureheads was nearly obsolete, so he turned his hand to carving fairground carousel figures as an alternative.
depicted half-length in full dress uniform wearing the Imperial Crown and holding an orb and secured to an ebonised display base (refinished, base later) -- 31in. (79cm.) high
The Anderson workshop was located at Rownham Yard, Bristol, where it had been since the early 19th Century, the family having migrated from Rotherhithe, London. Arthur's father, John, was considered the finest of the wood carvers producing figureheads for sailing ships that once filled Bristol Harbour. However, by the time Arthur joined his father, the market for ships' figureheads was nearly obsolete, so he turned his hand to carving fairground carousel figures as an alternative.
Sold for £5,952
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,000
(inc. buyer's premium of 24%)
A FAIRGROUND CARVING OF KING GEORGE V BY RENOWNED FIGUREHEAD CARVER ARTHUR EARNEST ANDERSON, CIRCA 1930
depicted half-length in full dress uniform wearing the Imperial Crown and holding an orb and secured to an ebonised display base (refinished, base later) -- 31in. (79cm.) high
The Anderson workshop was located at Rownham Yard, Bristol, where it had been since the early 19th Century, the family having migrated from Rotherhithe, London. Arthur's father, John, was considered the finest of the wood carvers producing figureheads for sailing ships that once filled Bristol Harbour. However, by the time Arthur joined his father, the market for ships' figureheads was nearly obsolete, so he turned his hand to carving fairground carousel figures as an alternative.
depicted half-length in full dress uniform wearing the Imperial Crown and holding an orb and secured to an ebonised display base (refinished, base later) -- 31in. (79cm.) high
The Anderson workshop was located at Rownham Yard, Bristol, where it had been since the early 19th Century, the family having migrated from Rotherhithe, London. Arthur's father, John, was considered the finest of the wood carvers producing figureheads for sailing ships that once filled Bristol Harbour. However, by the time Arthur joined his father, the market for ships' figureheads was nearly obsolete, so he turned his hand to carving fairground carousel figures as an alternative.
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art ('Hibernia'), 2nd May, 2017
