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  • JOHN ADAMS-ACTON (BRITISH 1830-1910)
    Jan. 15, 2025

    JOHN ADAMS-ACTON (BRITISH 1830-1910)

    Est: £300 - £400

    JOHN ADAMS-ACTON (BRITISH 1830-1910) WHITE MARBLE BUST OF A BOY on a socle, signed JOHN ADAMS and dated ROME 1862 52cm high

    Lyon & Turnbull
  • JOHN ADAMS-ACTON (1830-1910)- A MARBLE PORTRAIT BUST OF A GENTLEMAN, DATED 1865
    Oct. 16, 2024

    JOHN ADAMS-ACTON (1830-1910)- A MARBLE PORTRAIT BUST OF A GENTLEMAN, DATED 1865

    Est: £800 - £1,200

    JOHN ADAMS-ACTON (1830-1910)- A MARBLE PORTRAIT BUST OF A GENTLEMAN DATED 1865 Socle base and grey marble plinth, signed and dated to reverse JOHN ADAMS ACTON FECIT ROMA 1865 71cm high overall, base 24.5cm wide

    Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
  • John Adams-Acton (British, born 1834-1910)
    Feb. 02, 2023

    John Adams-Acton (British, born 1834-1910)

    Est: £1,000 - £1,500

    John Adams-Acton (British, born 1834-1910) A marble bust portrait, possibly of John Cookson of Meldon Park 1808-1892, on a green serpentine marble column, signed and dated Roma 1864 the bust 37cm deep, 69cm high (20in wide, 14 1/2in deep, 27in high), the column 37cm deep, 60cm high (14 1/2in wide, 14 1/2in deep, 23 1/2in high)

    Bonhams
  • JEUNE FILLE AVEC UNE BICHE OU LADY CLARE JOHN ADAMS-ACTON (1830 OU 1834-19
    Jun. 30, 2022

    JEUNE FILLE AVEC UNE BICHE OU LADY CLARE JOHN ADAMS-ACTON (1830 OU 1834-19

    Est: €12,000 - €18,000

    JEUNE FILLE AVEC UNE BICHE OU LADY CLARE JOHN ADAMS-ACTON (1830 OU 1834-1910), ROME, 1864 H.: 99,5 cm. (39 1/8 in.)

    Christie's
  • CARVED MARBLE FIREPLACE MANTEL FASCIA ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN ADAMS-ACTON (ENGLAND/ITALY/SCOTLAND, 1830-1910)
    Feb. 26, 2022

    CARVED MARBLE FIREPLACE MANTEL FASCIA ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN ADAMS-ACTON (ENGLAND/ITALY/SCOTLAND, 1830-1910)

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    Roman Revival Mantel Facade in white marble with butterscotch panels, featuring a central cartouche containing four putti building a fire, having acanthus leaf block corners and wheat heads in channels, lacking mantel top w3hich was probably of the butterscotch stone. 7 1/2" x 66" x 3" thick op, 7" x 30 1/2" x 3" legs, some edge chips.

    Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
  • JOHN ADAMS-ACTON (1830-1910), ANGLETERRE, 1862 Portrait d'un Jeune Garçon Buste en marbre
    Jul. 13, 2021

    JOHN ADAMS-ACTON (1830-1910), ANGLETERRE, 1862 Portrait d'un Jeune Garçon Buste en marbre

    Est: €5,000 - €8,000

    JOHN ADAMS-ACTON (1830-1910), ANGLETERRE, 1862 Portrait d'un Jeune Garçon Buste en marbre Signé et daté "JOHN ADAMS sc ROME 1862" H. : 39 cm (15 1/4 in.) A carved marble bust of a young man, by John Adams-Acton (1830-1910), English, dated 1862 John Adams (né à Acton) étudie à l'école Lady Byron (Ealing) et découvre l'art de sculpter grâce à Timothy Butler. Il intègre l'atelier de Matthew Noble, puis poursuit sa formation de 1853 à 1858 à l'Académie Royale de Londres où son talent fut largement reconnut. En 1858, Il obtint une bourse d'études itinérantes de l'Académie et s'installe à Rome jusqu'en 1865. Acton-Adams rencontre John Gibson, le célèbre sculpteur britannique le plus important de Rome à cette époque, qui reconnaît en lui le talent de portraitiste. Il le recommande à de prestigieux clients, dont William Ewart Gladstone qui devint son mécène. Adams expose régulièrement entre 1854 à 1892 à l'Académie Royale une succession de bustes, de médaillons, et des statues victoriennes. Il change son nom en 1869 en "John Adams-Acton", probablement pour se distinguer de son contemporain, le peintre John Adams. Estimation 5 000 - 8 000 €

    Artcurial
  • Adams-Acton (John, 1830-1910). White marble bust
    Feb. 07, 2013

    Adams-Acton (John, 1830-1910). White marble bust

    Est: £300 - £500

    Adams-Acton (John, 1830-1910). White marble bust of James S. Budgett, finely carved and attributed on base, verso carved 'John Adam's Acton Fect Roma 1861', 63cm high, weathered. James S. Budgett succeeded a well-established family run business of wholesale grocers, with shops throughout London and Bristol and the South-West. (1) Please Note: Buyer's Premium for this lot is 23.40%

    Dominic Winter Auctions
  • John Adams-Acton
    Sep. 15, 2012

    John Adams-Acton

    Est: - €2,200

    John Adams-Acton (1830 Acton/West-London - 1910 Brodick/Isle of Arran) Portraitbüste von Sir Isaac Holden...

    Kunstauktionshaus Schloss Ahlden
  • John Adams-Acton (1831-1910). A carved marble
    Apr. 03, 2012

    John Adams-Acton (1831-1910). A carved marble

    Est: £2,000 - £3,000

    John Adams-Acton (1831-1910). A carved marble portrait bust of Ellen A. Hall, the reverse inscribed `JOHN ADAMS-ACTON...

    Woolley & Wallis
  • John Adams-Acton, British (1834-1910) A marble figure of the Lady of the Lake signed and dated 1861
    Jul. 06, 2011

    John Adams-Acton, British (1834-1910) A marble figure of the Lady of the Lake signed and dated 1861

    Est: £10,000 - £20,000

    signed and dated 1861 the standing lady with a dog beside her, her long hair falling in curls down her back, signed to the reverse JOHN ADAMS SC. ENGLAND 1861, on a naturalistic base, 123cm high (48" high)

    Bonhams
  • w - JOHN ADAMS-ACTON BRITISH, 1830-1910
    Nov. 16, 2006

    w - JOHN ADAMS-ACTON BRITISH, 1830-1910

    Est: £20,000 - £30,000

    'RUTH AMID THE ALIEN CORN' measurements note figure: 101cm., 39¾in. column: 96cm., 37¾in. signed: J. ADAMS-ACTON, / FECIT and inscribed RUTH -WHEN SICK FOR HOME / SHE STOOD IN TEARS AMID THE ALIEN CORN white marble, on a white veined marble column with revolving top (4) PROVENANCE Stokesay Court, Shropshire Sold Sotheby's, 28th September 1994, lot 160 NOTE 'Ruth', inscribed with a quote from Keats' Ode to a Nightingale, is a rare and important 'ideal' work by Adams-Acton whose reputation was built on his impressive portrait sculptures. John Adams (born in Acton), began his training at the Royal Academy, moving to Rome to become a pupil of John Gibson. Adams was a regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy from 1854 to 1892, changing his name in 1869 to 'John Adams-Acton' , possibly to distinguish himself from his contemporary, the painter John Adams. Ruth, the great-grandmother of David and a Moabite, was widowed, and left her native land to go to Bethlehem, accompanied by her mother-in-law, Naomi. Here she sadly gleaned corn in the fields of Boaz, Naomi's kinsman, her quiet demeanour and purity of character impressing him when she lay at his feet as he slept in a field. He vowed to look after her and married her. Her story is told in the Old Testament Book of Ruth.

    Sotheby's
  • A large English sculpted white marble figure of a girl
    Apr. 05, 2005

    A large English sculpted white marble figure of a girl

    Est: £10,000 - £15,000

    By John Adams-Acton (1831-1910), dated 1877 Shown feeding a young deer, signed JOHN ADAMS-ACTON, 1877, on an ebonised wood plinth 60in. (152.3cm.) high, 40in. (101.6cm.) wide

    Christie's
  • A John Adams-Acton (British, b. 1834): A sculpted marble figure of a semi-clad boy
    Sep. 14, 2004

    A John Adams-Acton (British, b. 1834): A sculpted marble figure of a semi-clad boy

    Est: £600 - £800

    standing with one foot before the other wearing a cap and holding drapery behind him, on oval base, signed and dated JOHN ADAM ACTON, FECIT 1885 (forearms and hands lacking), 73cm high

    Bonhams
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