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  • BUST OF ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON BY THOMAS J. CLAPPERTON (SCOTTISH 1879 - 1962) EARLY 20TH CENTURY
    Aug. 16, 2023

    BUST OF ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON BY THOMAS J. CLAPPERTON (SCOTTISH 1879 - 1962) EARLY 20TH CENTURY

    Est: £300 - £500

    BUST OF ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON BY THOMAS J. CLAPPERTON (SCOTTISH 1879 - 1962) EARLY 20TH CENTURY bronze, dark brown patina, signed to the edge 'Tom Clapperton', on a square green serpentinite plinth base (11cm wide, 22cm high, 8cm deep)

    Lyon & Turnbull
  • FIGURE OF ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON BY THOMAS J. CLAPPERTON (SCOTTISH 1879 - 1962) DATED 1909
    Aug. 16, 2023

    FIGURE OF ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON BY THOMAS J. CLAPPERTON (SCOTTISH 1879 - 1962) DATED 1909

    Est: £10,000 - £15,000

    FIGURE OF ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON BY THOMAS J. CLAPPERTON (SCOTTISH 1879 - 1962) DATED 1909 bronze, dark brown patina, raised on a stepped marble base, signed in the bronze THOS. J. CLAPPERTON/ 1909, 59cm high, 71cm including plinth; together with an associated EDWARDIAN REVOLVING BOOKCASE, mahogany, 48cm wide, 103cm high, 48cm deep (the bronze figure 59cm high) Qty: (2) Note: Regarded as ‘The Border Sculptor’, Thomas Clapperton studied at the Mechanics Institute in Galashiels before completing his training at the Glasgow School of Art and at Kensington School of Art, as well as the Royal Academy School in London. He became an apprentice to Sir William Goscombe John, one of the most eminent sculptors of the period. After further study in Paris and Rome, Clapperton eventually settled in London and setup a sculptor's studio in Chelsea. His most renowned work is the sculpture of Robert the Bruce at Edinburgh Castle, and other well-regarded works include the frieze ant Liberty & Co. in London; ‘The Border Reiver’ at the Galashiels War Memorial, the bust of Sir Walter Scott in Bank Street, Galashiels, and the Flodden Memorial and bronzes surrounding the Mungo Park Memorial in Selkirk. Clapperton is also known for the much-loved Wonderland statue in Oamaru’s Botanical Gardens (New Zealand), the reduction of which was sold in these rooms (Decorative Arts, 1st April, 2020, lot 231).

    Lyon & Turnbull
  • THOMAS J. CLAPPERTON (1879-1962) 'HESITATION', DATED 1922
    Apr. 01, 2020

    THOMAS J. CLAPPERTON (1879-1962) 'HESITATION', DATED 1922

    Est: £4,000 - £6,000

    bronze, raised on a naturalistic onyx plinth, signed and dated to the base THOS. J. CLAPPERTON RB 1922, the whole rotating on a hexagonal sculpture stand with faceted legs linked by a lower tier (Dimensions: figure and plinth 74cm high, 167cm total height)

    Lyon & Turnbull
  • THOMAS J. CLAPPERTON (1879-1962) 'WONDERLAND', CIRCA 1926
    Apr. 01, 2020

    THOMAS J. CLAPPERTON (1879-1962) 'WONDERLAND', CIRCA 1926

    Est: £6,000 - £9,000

    bronze, with revolving socket on a dished marble base, signed in the bronze THOS. J. CLAPPERTON (Dimensions: bronze 31cm high, marble base 12.3cm high, 43cm diameter)

    Lyon & Turnbull
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