Lot 139
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Michael Ayrton (1921-1975)
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Michael Ayrton (1921-1975)

Bone Sentinel

Details
Michael Ayrton (1921-1975)
Bone Sentinel
bronze with a dark brown patina
37 in. (94 cm.) high (including base)
Conceived in 1962.
Literature
M. Ayrton, Michael Ayrton drawings and sculpture, London, 1962, no. 121, another cast illustrated.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Lot Essay

'The figure of the Sentinel derives from Talos, the armed guardian of Crete, who was made from bronze. His guardianship is, of course, a fiction, but he is believed capable of defending the place and people take comfort from him. A certain tranquillity lies in his stupid presence, a certain comfort. He has no brains and no arms, but looks very powerful' (see M. Aryton, op. cit., p. 106).

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