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Charles Robinson Sykes

Lot 3503
15.05.2021 11:00UTC +01:00
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€ 2 400
AuctioneerKunstauktionshaus Schloss Ahlden GmbH
Event locationGermany, Ahlden(Aller)
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Lot 3503 | Charles Robinson Sykes
(1875 Brotton - 1950 Berkshire) nach Große "Spirit of Ecstasy" oder auch betitelt "Emily", "Silver Lady" und "Flying Lady" Metallguss, vernickelt, schwarzer Marmorsockel. Monumentale Ausführung der berühmten, legendären Figur, die seit 1911 von Rolls-Royce als Kühlerfigur verwendet wird. Es war zugleich die erste serienmäßige Figur für eine Automarke in England. Guss 20./21. Jh; Dargestellt ist eine stilisierte, sich vorbeugende junge Frau mit vom Wind bewegtem Kleid, inspiriert von der antiken Nike von Samothrake. Modell stand ihm Eleanor Thornton, Sekretärin und Geliebte des britischen Adeligen und privaten Rolls-Royce Besitzers John Walter Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 2nd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu. Für einen kleinen, exklusiven Zirkel gab es überdies große Güsse der "Spirit of Extasy", die in Villen, Stadt- und Landhäusern Aufstellung fanden. Untere Kante des Marmorsockels minimal bestoßen; Ges.-H. 144 cm. After Charles Robinson Sykes (1875 - 1950). Very large nickel-plated metal cast "Spirit of Ecstasy" figure on black marble base. 20th or 21st C. cast. Minor chips to the lower part of the marble base.
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