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Lot 1396
§ Denis Mitchell (1912-1993)bronze,'Gurnic',initialled and dated '70, numbered 2, on black slate plinth,overall 11.25in.Denis Mitchell was a member of the St Ives Group and Dame Barbara Hepworth's chief assistant between 1949 and 1960.Gurnic was cast as an edition of six, this example exhibits the contrast between the highly polished and the patinated surface complexity. The inspiration for this and other sculptures of the era was the prominent stone monoliths to be found in and around Penwith, Cornwall.Exhibited:The British Council, Denis Mitchell: An Exhibition of Sculpture and Drawings, 1973, cat no 12, page 14, touring to - Malta, Cyprus, Greece, Yugoslavia, Malaysia, Indonesia, New Zealand and Korea (another cast).Swansea, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery and Museum, Festival Exhibition of Sculpture by Denis Mitchell, 6 October - 3 November 1979, cat no 20, illustrated (another cast). See Bonhams sale June 4, 2013 Lot 45 for another example from this series.
Lot 472
Two Chinese cameo quartz snuff bottles, 1800-1870, each carved in relief to the upper pale grey and brown layer of the stone, the hexagonal example with a pheasant perched on branch, 7.5cm and the other with prunus and rockwork and a four character inscription, 6.7cm, latter cracked, Richards no.s 266 and 480
Lot 496
A Maori stone hand club, , late 18th / early 19th century A Maori stone hand club, (Patu Onewa), late 18th / early 19th century, the waisted handle pierced for a thong, beneath a knopped pommel, 39.5cm long Provenance: The current owners are unsure how the patu came into their possession, but it has been conjectured that it was a gift to James Sowerby (1757-1822), naturalist and illustrator. The leading naturalist and botanist Joseph Banks (1743-1820) was a friend of Sowerby and was a member of the First Voyage commanded by Capt. James Cook; if this is the case then: thence by direct family descent to the present vendor
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