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LOT 0634
Vintage Parliament Square Churchill Maquette
1974 AD
24" (18.9 kg, 61cm including base).
A bronze maquette of the famous 1971 monumental statue by the same sculptor presently standing in Parliament Square, London, this maquette commissioned by The Library of Imperial History from Ivor Roberts-Jones (1913-1996) in 1974 and cast at the same Meridian Bronze Foundry as the original; set on an inscribed cast base, to commemorate the centenary of his birth; numbered 212 and with certificate number 212, signed by the sculptor and J. Crofton of Meridian Bronze Co.
ProvenanceProperty of an Essex lady; acquired by inheritance.
FootnotesThis maquette was first unveiled by Earl Mountbatten of Burma at a reception held at the Hyde Park Hotel, London, 9 September 1974.
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18th century AD
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Sold for (Inc. premium): £161
Dated 1974 AD
Lot No. 2867
Sold for (Inc. premium): £62
1974 AD
Lot No. 0634
Sold for (Inc. premium): £57,040
