A TERRACOTTA MODEL OF ISAMBARD KINGDOM BRUNEL, POSSIBLY A MAQUETTE BY JAMES BUTLER FOR THE GARDEN OF HEROES AND VILLAINS, WARWICKSHIRE, 2008

unsigned, modelled after the famous chain pose photograph and standing on plinth base inscribed ‘I.K. Brunel’ -- 22in. (56cm.) high

Royal Naval Club & Royal Albert Yacht Club, Portsmouth

James Butler (1931-2022) was a prolific sculpture artist. This model conforms to the pose seen in the Garden of Heroes and Villains, although the maquette looks a little taller and was presumably altered when the full-scale model was created.

Condition Report

Cigar missing with damage to lip, repaired fracture to left knee, glue runs visible underneath right foot

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