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    • ALEXANDER MACDONALD (SCOTTISH, BORN 1847, ACTIVE UNTIL 1878) BUST OF JOHN HUNGERFORD ARKWRIGHT
      Feb. 23, 2023

      ALEXANDER MACDONALD (SCOTTISH, BORN 1847, ACTIVE UNTIL 1878) BUST OF JOHN HUNGERFORD ARKWRIGHT

      Est: £1,000 - £1,500

      ALEXANDER MACDONALD (SCOTTISH, BORN 1847, ACTIVE UNTIL 1878) BUST OF JOHN HUNGERFORD ARKWRIGHT white marble, the sitter shown chest length with a full beard, on a socle base, signed to the reverse ALEX. MACDONALD/FECIT ROMÆ 1868 (70cm high) Note: Alexander Macdonald was born in Rome in 1847, the son of the renowned Scottish sculptor Lawrence Macdonald (1799-1878) and apprenticed in his father's studio in the Piazza Barberini. John Hungerford Arkwright (1833-1905) was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford and inherited the Hampton Court estate, Herefordshire in 1858. From 1859 he began to show the pedigree herd of Hereford Cattle founded by his father in 1819, winning over 330 prizes, and co-founded the Hereford Herd Book Society. In 1866 he married Lucy Davenport and undertook a honeymoon tour in 1868, when this bust was carved. Arkwright was made Vice-President of the Council of the Royal Agricultural Society of England in 1898 and served as Joint Master of the North Herefordshire Hunt and founded the Herefordshire Philharmonic Society. He served as Chief Steward of Leominster, County Councillor and Alderman, High Sheriff of Herefordshire in 1862, and as Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire 1902-1904. He was remembered by a contemporary as 'the epitome of the English squire'.

      Lyon & Turnbull
    • Alexander Macdonald (Scottish, born 1847) A 19th century carved white marble bust of John Hungerford Arkwright
      Oct. 12, 2022

      Alexander Macdonald (Scottish, born 1847) A 19th century carved white marble bust of John Hungerford Arkwright

      Est: £2,000 - £3,000

      Alexander Macdonald (Scottish, born 1847) A 19th century carved white marble bust of John Hungerford Arkwright Facing forward, with a full beard, on a socle base, signed to the reverse: ALEX. MACDONALD/FECIT ROMÆ 1868, together with a red and grey veined marble veneered column, 45cm wide, 27cm deep, 70cm high (17 1/2in wide, 10.5in deep, 27.5in high) the column: 90cm (35in) high For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

      Bonhams
    • ALEXANDER MACDONALD (1847-?)
      Dec. 14, 2021

      ALEXANDER MACDONALD (1847-?)

      Est: €400 - €600

      ALEXANDER MACDONALD (1847-?) Buste de Madame James Stannus Sculpture en marbre blanc Signée et datée «Alex Mac Donald Fecit Rome1874» à l’arrière. Hauteur : 69 cm

      HVMC - Hôtel des Ventes de Monte-Carlo
    • ALEXANDER MACDONALD
      Nov. 23, 2010

      ALEXANDER MACDONALD

      Est: £40,000 - £60,000

      ALEXANDER MACDONALD ITALIAN B. 1847 VENUS AND CUPID signed and dated: ALEX R . MACDONALD FECIT. ROMAE. 1879 white marble group: 125.5cm., 49½in. column: 87.5cm., 34½in.

      Sotheby's
    • A VICTORIAN MARBLE BUST BELIEVED TO BE LORD CARDIGAN
      May. 25, 2010

      A VICTORIAN MARBLE BUST BELIEVED TO BE LORD CARDIGAN

      Est: £1,200 - £1,800

      A VICTORIAN MARBLE BUST BELIEVED TO BE LORD CARDIGAN BY ALEXANDER MACDONALD, 1869 Signed 'ALEX.R MACDONALD FECIT. ROMAE 1869' 26½ in. (67 cm.) high

      Christie's
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