ID 1443029
Lot 242 | SIR ALFRED JAMES MUNNINGS, P.R.A., R.W.S. (MENDHAM, SUFFOLK 1878-1959 DEDHAM, ESSEX)
Estimate value
£ 200 000 – 300 000
Brown Jack
bronze horse; inscribed, signed and dated to the base 'BROWN JACK / A.J. Munnings, 1935'; with two paper labels to the underside, inscribed 'ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS / DIPLOMA GALLERY, 1956 / Ser. No. 354 / Title / Brown Jack - bronze / Owner AJM' and 'BROWN JACK / PROPERTY OF:- / THE SIR ALFRED MUNNINGS ART MUSEUM / CASTLE HOUSE, DEDHAM, COLCHESTER, / ESSEX.'
21 ¼ in. (54 cm.) high, 27 ½ in. (70 cm.) wide, 6 ¾ in. (17 cm.) deep
Provenance
In the collection of Sir Alfred (1878-1959) and Lady Munnings (1885-1971) at Castle House, Dedham until 1966,
when transferred to The Castle House Trust.
Literature
R.C. Lyle, Brown Jack, London, 1934.
A.J. Munnings, The Second Burst, London, 1951, pp. 127-128.
J. Goodman, AJ, The Life of Alfred Munnings 1878-1959, Norwich, 2000, pp. 194-195.
S. Booth, Sir Alfred Munnings, 1878-1959, London, 2001.
Exhibited
London, Royal Academy, Sir Alfred Munnings K.C.V.O. P.P.R.A., 1956, no. 139.
| Artist: | Alfred James Munnings (1878 - 1959) |
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Bronze |
| Place of origin: | England, Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Auction house category: | Sculptures, Sculptures, Statues & Figures |
| Artist: | Alfred James Munnings (1878 - 1959) |
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
| Medium: | Bronze |
| Place of origin: | England, Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
| Auction house category: | Sculptures, Sculptures, Statues & Figures |
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