Lot Essay
The present model relates to the surmount of Victory on the elaborate silver, rock crystal and shell Jubilee Epergne commissioned by the Officers of the Army as a gift for Queen Victoria in 1887.
ANOTHER PROPERTY
SIR ALFRED GILBERT (English, 1854-1934)
Details
SIR ALFRED GILBERT (English, 1854-1934)
A Bronze Figure of Victory
14¼in. (36.2cm.) high, including circular marble base, on octagonal wood base, dark brown patina
A Bronze Figure of Victory
14¼in. (36.2cm.) high, including circular marble base, on octagonal wood base, dark brown patina
Literature
R. Dorment, Alfred Gilbert: Sculptor and Goldsmith, London, 1986, pp. 77, 144-145, cat. no. 53 for the Jubilee Epergne