British & Continental | September 9, 2025
Tue, Sep 9, 2025 10:00AM EDT
Lot 75
After Sir William Reid Dick K.C.V.O., R.A., The Catapult
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
Sold for
$2,200
Sold Price excludes BP
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
(Scottish, 1878-1961)
Or Slingboy, unsigned, an early 20th century casting, patinated bronze on octagonal plinth, 13 x 8-1/2 x 5-1/4 in.
Provenance: A Private British Collection; Hutchinson Scott Auctioneers, Skipton, United Kingdom, Sept. 26, 2019, Lot 330, sold for sold for £3,000; A Private Habersham County, Georgia Collection; Private Collection
Literature: Sir William Reid Dick, Sculptor, by Granville Fell, A Tiranti, London, 1945, pp. v, xiii, a different cast; William Reid Dick, Sculptor, by Dennis Wardleworth, Ashgate Publisher, Farnham, United Kingdom, 2013, pages 24-27, 39, 63, and 183.; Nineteenth-Century Romantic Bronzes: French, English and American Bronzes 1830-1915, by Jeremy Cooper, David & Charles, London, 1975, page 98.
Note: The Catapult was first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1911. This cast is typical of early pre-World War I examples with the integrated octagonal plinth.
Note: A facsimile of original invoice accompanies this lot.
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A Private British Collection; Hutchinson Scott Auctioneers, Skipton, United Kingdom, Sept. 26, 2019, Lot 330, sold for sold for £3,000; A Private Habersham County, Georgia Collection; Private Collection
green patina with some rubbing and light abrasions
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