Cat in Ebony (before 1935)

Carved ebony cat on mahogany base. There is a break to the cat's front left foot. There are one or two very minor cracks to the cat's face and to the underside of the stomach, which might be in line with the grain of the ebony.

Dimensions:

11.5 cm

Accession Number:

Sold

Credit:

Presented by the Contemporary Art Society, ...?

Scheme:

Historic Purchase by Purchaser (1914-2008)

Ownership history:

The Redfern Gallery, London, 1935; purchased by The Hon. Jasper Ridley (1887-1951) for the Contemporary Art Society, 1938; presented to ...?; exhibited in Carving in Britain from 1910 to Now, 30 November 2012 - 12 January 2013, The Fine Art Society, London; Refining Taste: Works Selected by Danny Katz, Sotheby's, London 27 May 2020 (lot 121; sold for £6,875); Whereabouts unknown

Relationship:

The Hon. Jasper Nicholas Ridley The Fine Art Society, London, Edinburgh Sotheby's, New York, London, Amsterdam The Redfern Gallery, London Whereabouts unknown

Subject:

Animals (farm), Cats

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Elizabeth Spurr

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Cat in Ebony (before 1935)

ebony on a mahogany base

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