An English bronze figure entitled 'Orpheus Descending into Hades'

CAST FROM THE MODEL BY SYDNEY MARCH, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

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An English bronze figure entitled 'Orpheus Descending into Hades'
Cast from the model by Sydney March, early 20th Century
Signed and dated Sydney March Sc. 1903. KENT, on a rectangular brown marble plinth, the plinth chipped
The bronze: 19¾in. (50.3cm.) high

Lot Essay

Born into a large artistically gifted family, Sydney March (d.1968) is usually remembered for his portrait figures and war memorials. The present figure of Orpheus (1903), the original of which is in the Forbes Collection, is one of his rare 'ideal' works.

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