Lot Essay
W. K. Tate was working in London from 1828 to 1834, he specialised in portrait busts, which he exhibited regularly at the Royal Academy.
Details
A BRONZE PORTRAIT BUST OF SIR WALTER SCOTT
CAST FROM A MODEL BY W.K. TATE, ENGLISH, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
stamped 'BY W.K. TATE 49 LEICESTER S OCTOBER 4, 1832'--22¼in. (56.6cm.) high, brown patina
CAST FROM A MODEL BY W.K. TATE, ENGLISH, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
stamped 'BY W.K. TATE 49 LEICESTER S OCTOBER 4, 1832'--22¼in. (56.6cm.) high, brown patina
Literature
R. Gunnis, Dictionary of British Sculptors, London, 1951, p. 380