Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 21 26 Sep 2018
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British Medals, Edward VIII, Intended Coronation 1937, large circular composite medallic plaque, with bronzed surface, by Leonard Jennings (1877-1956), for Craftstone Ltd., London, bust l., EDWARD THE EIGHTH 1937, 242mm. (Giord.CM262a; W&E.6620), a handsome wall-hanging, fine surface lines, very fine; a smaller composite medallic plaque, by Arthur Glover (1885-1971), for Bronzalite Co., uniformed bust r., HIS MAJESTY KING EDWARD VIII, 160mm. (Giord.CM179b), patinated bronze finish, very fine (2)
Giordano states the first to have been made for Spink and Son, but the proceeds from the sale were devoted to the British Legion Benevolent Fund, as stamped on the reverse, and Craftstone Ltd were the manufacturers.
Jenning's portrait sculptures were known for their subtlety of expression and close likeness. For further information on both sculptors: Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art, online
(200-250 GBP)
Giordano states the first to have been made for Spink and Son, but the proceeds from the sale were devoted to the British Legion Benevolent Fund, as stamped on the reverse, and Craftstone Ltd were the manufacturers.
Jenning's portrait sculptures were known for their subtlety of expression and close likeness. For further information on both sculptors: Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art, online
(200-250 GBP)