Live Auction 1570Modern British & Irish Art Day Sale
Paul Mount (1922-2009)
Lot 106 VARIOUS PROPERTIES

Paul Mount (1922-2009)

Spirit of Bristol (maquette)

Closed20 November 2014

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GBP 15,000

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Paul Mount (1922-2009)
Spirit of Bristol (maquette)
stainless steel on a stone base
34 in. (86.3 cm.) high
Conceived circa 1968.

A gift from the artist to Fergus Gleave circa 1968, and by descent.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 12 July 2012, lot 571, where purchased by the present owner.

Specialist note

The present work was one of three maquettes commissioned by Fergus Gleave when he was Managing Director of Copthall Holdings, the developers of the Sun Life building which is situated at the top of Colston Avenue, Bristol. A different design was chosen for the final six metre high sculpture that still stands in Bristol today.