30 May 2012
14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street
20th Century British and Irish Art
Back to auction 19965
20th Century British and Irish Art
Back to auction 19965
Various Properties
Dame Elisabeth Frink R.A. (British, 1930-1993)
Mecca-Dante trophy
signed and numbered 'Frink/9/10' (on the base)
bronze with a brown patina
30.5 cm. (12 in.) high (including base)
Conceived 1982-3
signed and numbered 'Frink/9/10' (on the base)
bronze with a brown patina
30.5 cm. (12 in.) high (including base)
Conceived 1982-3
Estimate:
£50,000 - 70,000
€59,000 - 83,000
US$ 76,000 - 110,000
€59,000 - 83,000
US$ 76,000 - 110,000
Footnotes
- PROVENANCE:
Sale; Phillips, London, 25 November 1997, lot 96
LITERATURE:
Jill Wilder (Ed.), Elisabeth Frink Sculpture, Catalogue Raisonné, Harpvale, London, 1984, cat.no.276, p.197 (another cast ill.b&w)
Commissioned by Mecca Bookmakers for the 1983 Mecca-Dante Stakes, the 1983 winner of which was a horse called Hot Touch, owned by Mr. E Mollers, trained by Geoff Wragg and ridden by Pat Eddery.
Category: Fine Art / Modern British and Irish Art
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Lot symbols
| AR | Artists Resale Right |