Alfred Drury Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Alfred Drury Art Value Price Guide

Oct. 16, 2024
ALFRED DRURY (1856-1944)
Est: £400 - £600
ALFRED DRURY (1856-1944) STUDIES OF THE FEMALE FORM, 1911 red chalk and pencil, inscribed, signed and dated to the mount TO MY FRIEND SIR GEORGE FRAMPTON RA/ ALFRED DRURY 1911, 31.5cm x 25.5cm (frame size 52.5cm x 40cm); together with STUDY FOR A MONUMENT, charcoal and white chalk, 43cm x 23cm (frame size 59cm x 38.5cm) (2) Provenance: Estate of the late Dr. Susan Beattie
Lyon & Turnbull
Jul. 12, 2023
The Age of Innocence
Est: £8,000 - £12,000
Alfred Drury French 1856 - 1944 The Age of Innocence patinated plaster 68.5cm., 27in.
Sotheby's
Apr. 20, 2022
ALFRED DRURY (1856-1944) GRISELDA
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
ALFRED DRURY (1856-1944) GRISELDA bronze, signed and dated '96 (1896); raised on a marble base (38cm high; 52cm high including base)
Lyon & Turnbull
Sep. 30, 2021
ALFRED DRURY (1856–1944) Griselda bronze, dark green patina 10 in. (25.4 c
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
ALFRED DRURY (1856–1944) Griselda bronze, dark green patina 10 in. (25.4 cm.) high, the bronze 11 ¼ in. (28.5 cm.) high, overall
Christie's
Sep. 08, 2021
ALFRED DRURY RA (ENGLISH, 1856 -1944), A BRONZE BUST OF SIR BENJAMIN STONE, CIRCA 1900
Est: £700 - £1,000
ALFRED DRURY RA (ENGLISH, 1856 -1944), A BRONZE BUST OF SIR BENJAMIN STONECIRCA 1900On alabaster plinth, signed 'A. Drury'the bust approximately 33.5cm high, 51cm high overallSir John Benjamin Stone, MP for Birmingham East from 1895-1909, was a prolific amateur photographer. Founding the National Photographic Record Association he took over 26,000 photographs and wrote books as he travelled to Spain, Norway, Japan and Brazil. His photographic career culminated in 1911 with his appointment as official photographer to the Coronation of King George V.
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Jun. 30, 2021
ALFRED DRURY (1856-1944), A PAIR OF BRONZE FEMALE FIGURES OF DRAMA AND LITERATURE
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
ALFRED DRURY (1856-1944), A PAIR OF BRONZE FEMALE FIGURES OF DRAMA AND LITERATURECIRCA 1900-1908Modelled as opposing forms, one holding a mask emblematic of theatre and the dramatic arts, inscribed 'A Drury 08', 25cm high, the other a book possibly emblematic of literature and a wreath, inscribed 'A Drury', both on green marble bases24cm highProvenance: The Private Collection of Sir David and Lady Scholey (Edward) Alfred Briscoe Drury was part of the New Sculpture Movement opposing the prevailing 'frozen' neoclassical style of sculpture with naturalistic realism. Training at the Oxford School of Art and the National Art Training School (now the Royal Academy), Drury then learnt from the French Masters including Dalou in Paris before returning to England in 1885 when he first exhibited at the Royal Academy. Drury was commissioned to make numerous public works including the figure of Prince Albert above the Main Entrance of the Victoria and Albert Museum, circa 1909 and allegorical bronzes for Vauxhall Bridge, London in 1905. In 1901 Spielmann wrote in British Sculpture and the Sculptors of Today 'Drury is among the most personal of our sculptors, always in search of the graceful, the tender, the placid and the harmonious'. To date these figures would seem to be unrecorded in Drury's raisonné. Some of his work, such as a set of terracotta spandrels for a coachmaker in Hammersmith, have been lost or destroyed. It is possible that this pair, a common thematic approach in his work with opposing female figures emblematic of virtues or the arts, were for a commission now lost.
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Aug. 25, 2020
ALFRED DRURY RA after AIME-JULES DALOU (British, 1856-1944) Head of La Boulonnaise c. 1879 marble, onyx base
Est: $100,000 - $150,000
ALFRED DRURY RA after AIME-JULES DALOU (British, 1856-1944) Head of La Boulonnaise c. 1879 marble, onyx base Height Sculpture 33cm Height with Base 42cm PROVENANCE: Alfred Drury By decent to his grandson W. Agnew & Co. Ltd, London Purchased from the above on 9 July 2015 OTHER NOTES: Carved by Drury on Dalou's instruction.
Leonard Joel
Aug. 25, 2020
ALFRED DRURY RA (British, 1856-1944) Mother and Child (Education) 1904-6 Bronze with greenish grey patina, on original stone base, t...
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
ALFRED DRURY RA (British, 1856-1944) Mother and Child (Education) 1904-6 Bronze with greenish grey patina, on original stone base, this cast circa 1907-9 signed, inscribed to base: A DRURY 34. x 14 x 14cm PROVENANCE: Agnew's Gallery, London Purchased from the above 9 July 2015 OTHER NOTES: A study for the bronze group "Education" on Vauxhall Bridge, London which was opened in 1906. Richard Norman Shaw advised the LCC to embellish the piers of the bridge with monumental bronze statues, and ultimately Drury was commissioned to provide works for the four downstream piers; Science, Fine Arts, Local Government and Education and Frederick Pomeroy was commissioned for the upstream piers; Agriculture, Architecture, Engineering and Pottery.
Leonard Joel
Aug. 25, 2020
ALFRED DRURY RA (English, 1856-1944) Griselda 1907 bronze on green marble plinth
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
ALFRED DRURY RA (English, 1856-1944) Griselda 1907 bronze on green marble plinth Signed and dated to reverse Height 38cm
Leonard Joel
Mar. 27, 2019
ALFRED DRURY A.R.A. R.I. (BRITISH, 1856-1944): A BRONZE FIGURE OF A SEATED BOY, DATED 1919
Est: £1,200 - £1,800
ALFRED DRURY A.R.A. R.I. (BRITISH, 1856-1944): A BRONZE FIGURE OF A SEATED BOY, DATED 1919 seated on a rocky, naturalistic base and drying his right foot, the back of the base signed 'A. Drury 1919', raised on the original green marble plinth, the bronze 25cm high, 31.5cm high overall Marion Harry Spielmann summed up Drury's enduring qualities perfectly when writing of the sculptor in 1901 when she wrote 'Mr. Drury is among the most personal of our sculptors, always in search of the graceful, the tender, the placid, and the harmonious'. He first discovered his love for sculpture as a choir boy at New College, Oxford after seeing Chantry's works. This inspired him to attend art school in Oxford before joining the National Art Training School, where he studied under the ground-breaking French sculptor Jules Dalou. Dalou was so impressed by his young student that when he returned to France he took Drury with him to work in his studio for the next four years. Upon Drury's return to England, he joined the studio of another famous sculptor, Sir Edgar Boehm, who was a favourite of Queen Victoria. In 1885 he sent his first contribution to the Royal Academy, a group in terracotta entitled 'The Triumph of Silenus', but it was not until the following year when he exhibited his ideal busts at the RA that he achieved great popular success. Now considered to be a key member of the New Sculpture group of artists, his work is still well sought after; and unlike many of the mass produced bronze sculptures that were made in France during this period, his lost wax cast bronzes were not made in large quantities and come to auction relatively rarely. RELATED LITERATURE: Beattie, Susan. The New Sculpture. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1983. Spielmann, Marion Harry. British Sculpture and Sculptors of Today. London: Cassell, 1901. Internet Archive. Web. 1 May 2013.
Chiswick Auctions
Mar. 07, 2019
* Drury (Alfred, 1859-1944). Age of Innocence,
Est: £300 - £400
bronzed plaster bust, modelled as a young girl on a serpentine base, signed 'A. Dury 08', 40cm high (15.75ins) - Quantity (1)
Dominic Winter Auctions
Feb. 14, 2019
ALFRED BRISCOE DRURY (1856–1944) THE LITTLE DUCHESS, DATED 1899 panel 33cm x 26cm; frame 64cm x 41.5cm
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
ALFRED BRISCOE DRURY (1856–1944) THE LITTLE DUCHESS, DATED 1899 modelled in high relief, signed A. DRURY/ 99, within the original Arts & Crafts oak frame panel 33cm x 26cm; frame 64cm x 41.5cm
Lyon & Turnbull
May. 17, 2018
ALFRED DRURY (1856-1944) BRITISH A BUST OF A SMALL CHILD. Signed and dated 'A. DRURY 1916'. Bronze with brown patina. 12.5ins. Executed in 1916.
Est: £300 - £500
ALFRED DRURY (1856-1944) BRITISH A BUST OF A SMALL CHILD. Signed and dated 'A. DRURY 1916'. Bronze with brown patina. 12.5ins. Executed in 1916.
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Oct. 11, 2017
Alfred Drury A.R.A. R.I. (British, 1856-1944) The Age of Innocence 38 cm. (
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
Alfred Drury A.R.A. R.I. (British, 1856-1944) The Age of Innocence 38 cm. (14 15/16 in.) high
Bonhams
May. 25, 2017
ALFRED DRURY (1856-1944) BRITISH A BRONZE BUST OF A YOUNG GIRL. Signed. 12ins high,on a marble base. 18ins overall
Est: £150 - £200
ALFRED DRURY (1856-1944) BRITISH A BRONZE BUST OF A YOUNG GIRL. Signed. 12ins high,on a marble base. 18ins overall
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
Apr. 01, 2015
Alfred Drury (British, 1856-1944) The age of innocence (bust of Gracie Donc
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Alfred Drury (British, 1856-1944) The age of innocence (bust of Gracie Doncaster) bronze with brown patina 15 x 10 1/2 x 4 3/4 in. (38.1 x 26.7 x 12.1 cm.)
Christie's
Nov. 18, 2014
Alfred DRURY (English 1859 - 1944)
Est: $500 - $700
PROFILE OF GRACIE Bronze relief Signed lower right Contained in an oak frame
A. H. Wilkens Auctions & Appraisals
Oct. 29, 2014
AFTER ALFRED ED. DRURY (1859-1944) A plaster
Est: £100 - £200
AFTER ALFRED ED. DRURY (1859-1944) A plaster bust, 'The Age of Innocence' on an intregal plinth, 40cm high
Mallams
Oct. 29, 2014
ALFRED ED. BRISCOE DRURY (1859-1944) A bronze
Est: £400 - £600
ALFRED ED. BRISCOE DRURY (1859-1944) A bronze portrait bust, Griselda, signed A. Drury on a serpentine marble plinth, 26cm high overall, 20cm wide
Mallams
Aug. 06, 2014
Alfred Drury (1859-1944) - Bronze Death Plaque
Est: £150 - £200
Alfred Drury (1859-1944) - Bronze Death Plaque cast with a battle ship and two soldiers, 3ins diameter, inscribed "Col. Robert Beech C.M.G. D.S.O.. Commanding W/1 Scottish Horse, died August 1916", in mounted ebonised frame, and a group of three George V First World War medals to "J11800 George Harold Ford, Telegrapher, Royal Navy", comprising - 1914-15 Star, War Medal and Victory Medal (somewhat over polished), and a Royal Ancient Order of Buffalo gilt medallion to commemorate the Allies Victory 1919
Canterbury Auction Galleries
May. 21, 2014
Alfred Drury
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
signed: A. DRURY. 97. and entitled: Griselda,bronze, on a green onyx base,27.5 by 22cm., 10¾ by 8 5/8 in. overall.
Sotheby's
Nov. 20, 2013
ALFRED DRURY, BRITISH (1856-1944): A BRONZE BUST
Est: -
ALFRED DRURY, BRITISH (1856-1944): A BRONZE BUST OF 'GRISELDA'
Bonhams
Oct. 31, 2013
ALFRED ED. BRISCOE DRURY (1859-1944) 'The First
Est: £200 - £400
ALFRED ED. BRISCOE DRURY (1859-1944) 'The First Lesson' (1909), a terracotta maquette of a mother and child reading a book, signed on base (damaged and deficiency to book), 41cm high
Mallams
May. 31, 2012
Alfred Drury, A.R.A (1856-1944)
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
Alfred Drury, A.R.A (1856-1944) Spring signed 'A. DRURY' bronze with dark brown patination, on green marble base 16 in. (40.6 cm.) high, excluding the plinth; 18¼ in. (46.4 cm.) overall
Christie's
Mar. 14, 2012
Alfred Drury RA (1856m -1944) A bronze bust of Sir
Est: £600 - £800
Alfred Drury RA (1856m -1944) A bronze bust of Sir John Benjamin Stone, on alabaster plinth, signed A. Drury, 51cm high overall. Sir John Benjamin Stone, MP for Birmingham East from 1895-1909, was a prolific amateur photographer, travelling widely in pursuit of his hobby. The National Portrait gallery holds 62 of his portraits, his photographic career culminating in 1911 with his appointment as official photographer to the Coronation of King George V
Knowle Auction Rooms
Oct. 11, 2011
Edward Alfred Drury (1856-1944). Spring
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
Edward Alfred Drury (1856-1944). Spring
Woolley & Wallis
Nov. 24, 2010
Alfred Drury, RA (1859-1944), a bronze group of a
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
Alfred Drury, RA (1859-1944), a bronze group of a mother and child, dark brown patination, signed and dated 1920, on a veined green onyx base, 33 cm high overall See sale Sotheby's London 'European Sculpture & Works of Art' 20th April 2005, lot 105 for a similar example
Dreweatts 1759
Jun. 15, 2010
Alfred Drury (British, 1859-1944): A bronze bust of Griselda
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
looking to sinister, raised on plinth base, signed A. Drury and dated '96, 24cm high
Bonhams
Jun. 02, 2010
ALFRED DRURY
Est: £20,000 - £30,000
ALFRED DRURY BRITISH 1856 - 1944 THE AGE OF INNOCENCE Signed and dated: A.DRURY. R.A. 1914. white marble on a white onyx base 70.5cm., 27¾in.
Sotheby's
May. 15, 2010
ALFRED DRURY (1856-1944) - A bronze study of a boy
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
ALFRED DRURY (1856-1944) - A bronze study of a boy child sucking his thumb with inclined head on a Siena marble plinth, 16 1/2" high overall.
Mallams
Apr. 08, 2010
ALFRED DRURY (British, 1856-1944) A bronze bust of
Est: £700 - £1,000
ALFRED DRURY (British, 1856-1944) A bronze bust of Elsie Doncaster, on a green marble square pedestal base, signed to the reverse, 18 1/2" high 'The subject of this work is the daughter of the Doncasters who were friends with Drury. He used each of the daughters as the inspiration for one of his works. Clarrie was the model for the sculptures of Morning and Evening in the city square Leeds. Gracie was the model for the bust known as The Age of Innocence, but for this, his most charming work, he gave no allegorical title, just a simple portrait title.' (Robert Bowman, Sir Alfred Gilbert and the New Sculpture, London, 2008 P.22)
Mallams
Dec. 10, 2009
Edward Alfred Drury (English, 1856-1944), BUST OF ELSIE DONCASTER, height 16" - 40.6 cm.
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Edward Alfred Drury (English, 1856-1944) BUST OF ELSIE DONCASTER, patinated bronze on green marble socle, height 16" - 40.6 cm., incised signature A. Drury
Waddington's
Aug. 04, 2009
Manner of Alfred Drury (British, 1856-1944): A late 19th century New Sculpture School bronze figure of a nude
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
standing a contraposto, her right arm raised above her head, the other held in a gesture, raised on a spreading and stepped plinth base, 86cm high
Bonhams
Jun. 09, 2009
Manner of Alfred Drury (British, 1856-1944): A late 19th century New Sculpture School bronze figure of a nude
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
standing a contra posto, her right arm raised above her head, the other held in a gesture, raised on a spreading and stepped plinth base, 86cm high
Bonhams
Oct. 29, 2008
ALFRED DRURY
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
ALFRED DRURY 'THE AGE OF INNOCENCE', A MARBLE PORTRAIT BUST, 1914 depicting a young girl in contemporary dress with hair worn up, raised on shaped plinth, with later glass case and stand, signed in the marble A.DRURY.R.A. 1914 28in. (71cm.) high
Christie's
Sep. 27, 2008
EDWARD ALFRED DRURY (1856-1944) A GOOD BRONZE BUST
Est: £600 - £800
EDWARD ALFRED DRURY (1856-1944) A GOOD BRONZE BUST OF ELSIE DONCASTER ON MARBLE PLINTH. Signed and dated. 13ins high.
John Nicholson's Fine Art Auctioneers & Valuers
May. 29, 2008
Alfred Drury , British 1856-1944 a sketch for a monument bronze, green-black patina
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
signed and dated: A. DRURY. A.R.A. 1909 bronze, green-black patina
Sotheby's
Jul. 04, 2007
Alfred Drury (1856-1944). Hope, a terracotta model
Est: £300 - £400
Alfred Drury (1856-1944). Hope, a terracotta model of a young womans head with flowing hair, signed to the base and dated 1887, on an ebonised plinth inscribed HOPE, A DRURY A R A, 1887, 30cm. high overall.
Bearne's
Jun. 28, 2007
A bronze bust of Elsie Doncaster By Alfred Drury (1856-1944) 31cm high, 47cm high, including base
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
A bronze bust of Elsie Doncaster By Alfred Drury (1856-1944) raised on a green marble square pedestal base, signed A. Drury 31cm high, 47cm high, including base
Lyon & Turnbull
Jun. 28, 2007
Edward Alfred Drury (1856-1944) a bronze bust of
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
Edward Alfred Drury (1856-1944) a bronze bust of girl, she wear her hair up and her off the shoulder dress with puffed sleeves, green/ brown patination, signed and date 1918, on serpentine fronted serpentinite plinth, 40cm high
Cheffins
Feb. 28, 2007
ALFRED DRURY (1856-1944)
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
ALFRED DRURY (1856-1944) Griselda bronze with green brown patina, on marble plinth bronze 9¾ in. (24.8 cm.) high signed A Drury
Christie's
Feb. 28, 2007
ALFRED DRURY (1856-1944)
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
ALFRED DRURY (1856-1944) Spring bronze with dark brown patination, on green marble base 17¼ in. (43.8 cm.) high overall signed A. DRURY
Christie's
Sep. 30, 2005
Alfred Briscoe Drury (1859-1944) cast bronze sculpture of a maiden holding a flower, on marble base. Some chips and restored break to base corner. Signed A. Drury in the cast. 17".
Est: $800 - $1,200
Alfred Briscoe Drury (1859-1944) cast bronze sculpture of a maiden holding a flower, on marble base. Some chips and restored break to base corner. Signed A. Drury in the cast. 17".
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Apr. 20, 2005
ALFRED DRURY BRITISH, 1856-1944 A MOTHER AND CHILD
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
signed and dated: A. DRURY 1919 bronze, varied green-brown patina, on a veined green marble base CATALOGUE NOTE Drury explored the theme of Mother and Child on several occasions, most famously in his terracotta First Lesson in the Birmingham City Art Gallery. That sculpture was in homage to his French master, Dalou. The present model vividly contrasts with the First Lesson. The nude serpentine form of the mother is more indebted to Michelangelo than Dalou and the feeling of the bronze is far removed from the sweet sentimentality which characterised the terracotta.
Sotheby's
Dec. 10, 2004
ALFRED DRURY BRITISH, 1856-1944
Est: £3,000 - £5,000
signed and dated: A. Drury 1901 and numbered in ink 5080 bronze, mid-green patina, on marble socle
Sotheby's
May. 20, 1994
ALFRED DRURY (BRITISH, 1859-1944) THE AGE OF INNOCENCE
Est: -
Signed A. Drury Bronze, rich brown patination, on shallow shaped green marble base 41 cm (16 in) Drury exhibited a bronze Age of Innocence at the Royal Academy in 1897. The unusual truncation of the bust and the full sleeved dress, inspired by Renaissance sculpture, relate to his bust of Griselda, shown at the Royal Academy in the previous year. Beattie describes them as mood portraits of the type established by Gilbert in his Study of 1883 (Beattie op. cit p. 174). The model for the Age of Innocence was Gracie Doncaster, whose sister Clarrie modelled for the faces of Morning and Evening, Leeds, City Square. Comparative Literature: S Beattie The New Sculpture, New Haven and London, 1983, pp 109, 114, 174 Stoke-on-Trent City Museum and Art Gallery, Reverie, Myth and Sensuality, Sculpture in Britain 1880-1910, 1992 p.35, cat. 9 (See colour plate on page 69).
Sotheby's