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Sculptures — Old Master Paintings and Sculpture
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Lot 209 CIRCLE OF AUGUSTIN PAJOU (PARIS 1730-1809 PARIS), 1760
Augustin Pajou (1730 - 1809)
Augustin Pajou
19.09.1730 - 08.05.1809
France
Augustin Pajou was a French sculptor, born in Paris. At eighteen he won the Prix de Rome, and at thirty exhibited his Pluton tenant Cerbère enchaîné (now in the Louvre).
Lot 211 JOHN EDWARD JONES (DUBLIN 1806-1862 DUBLIN), 1854
John Edward Jones (1806 - 1862)
John Edward Jones
02.05.1806 - 25.07.1862
Ireland
John Edward Jones was a noted Irish civil engineer and sculptor, active in Dublin and London.
In 1839 he was awarded a Telford Medal in silver and 20 guineas for his paper and drawings on the sewage in Westminster.
In 1840 Jones ceased his engineering practice to become a sculptor in London, with considerable success, particularly in portrait busts of notables including Queen Victoria and Albert, Prince Consort. He exhibited at the Royal Academy from 1854 to 1862.