Live Auction 10636Christie's Interiors
John Oldrid Scott (1841-1913)
Lot 746

John Oldrid Scott (1841-1913)

Three architectural designs for the interior of St. Sophia's Cathedral, Bayswater, London

Closed28 January 2015

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John Oldrid Scott (1841-1913)
Three architectural designs for the interior of St. Sophia's Cathedral, Bayswater, London
the first inscribed 'Greek Church Bayswater/Sketch to 3/8" scale showing proposed scheme for/mantle lining to walls' amended plan' (upper left) and signed and inscribed 'J.O. Scott Architect/31 Spring Gardens London' (lower right) and dated 'Dec. 6th 1879' (upper right)
pencil, pen and black ink and watercolour, on artist's board, unframed
the first, 22 x 30 in. (55.9 x 76.2 cm.); the second and third, 24 x 22 ¼ in. ( 61.5 x 6.4 cm.)
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Specialist note

These designs for the Byzantine revival, Greek Orthodox cathedral in Bayswater, Central London seem to be presentation drawings intended to be shown to the client for their approval of the scheme. The church foundation stone was laid at the beginning of 1878 and the first liturgy was celebrated on the 1 June 1879. The designs for the interior decoration with the beautiful rendering of the intended polychromatic marble decoration portray to some extent the elaborate decoration that is now apparent and which the reserved exterior does not convey.