Live Auction 2530Christie's Interiors
A POLYCHROME DECORATED AND PARCEL-GILT PLASTER PLAQUE DEPICTING ARTHUR WELLESLEY, DUKE OF WELLINGTON, KNIGHT OF THE GARTER,
Lot 585PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF GLENBOW MUSEUM, SOLD TO BENEFIT THE ALBERTA HISTORIC RESOURCE FUND (USED FOR FUTURE MUSEUM ACQUISITIONS)

A POLYCHROME DECORATED AND PARCEL-GILT PLASTER PLAQUE DEPICTING ARTHUR WELLESLEY, DUKE OF WELLINGTON, KNIGHT OF THE GARTER,

SCULPTED BY GILBERT BAYES FROM DESIGNS BY GERALD COBB, FOR THE BRITISH PAVILLION OF THE 1939 WORLDS FAIR,

Closed11 January 2012

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USD 1,875

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A POLYCHROME DECORATED AND PARCEL-GILT PLASTER PLAQUE DEPICTING ARTHUR WELLESLEY, DUKE OF WELLINGTON, KNIGHT OF THE GARTER,
SCULPTED BY GILBERT BAYES FROM DESIGNS BY GERALD COBB, FOR THE BRITISH PAVILLION OF THE 1939 WORLDS FAIR,
within a steel frame
102in. (259cm.) high, 98in. (249cm.) wide, 3½in. deep

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This lot is only available for view at Christie's Redstone in Long Island City, by appointment.