Artist Calgary Herald School
Title The Printer's Devil [Biss the Devil]
Media synthetic stone sculpture
Dated
ca. 1912
Size 39.5 x 15.75 x 6.5 in. / 100.3 x 40 x 16.5 cm.
Sold $4,250
Estimate $3,000 - $5,000
Notes
unsigned; titled along bottom; in custom composite plinth measuring [78.5 x 20.25 x 20 in.]; some damage to toes; surface dirt and wear consistent with age of outdoor architectural element; some damage to plinth noted.
Please Note: this lot weighs approx. 750 - 850 lbs. Take size and weight into consideration before bidding.
These lots are physically located at 534 38a Ave SE. The previews for these lots were held on Wednesday, April 22 from 11-5 and Thursday, April 23 from 1-7. Previews are now closed for these lots.
Reference
designed by Mark Villars Marshall [1879-1912] and produced by Royal Doulton at their Lambeth Studio in 1912 for the Southam Building [built 1913] which later became known as the 'Herald Building' after its most prominent tenant, the Calgary Herald newspaper; formerly on the corner of 7th Ave and 1st Street SW, the building was demolished in 1972 due to structural problems that could not be amended.
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Provenance
corporate collection, Calgary
Biographical Information
Calgary Herald School ~ [20th century] Canadian
The Southam Building on the corner of 7th Ave and 1st Street SW in Calgary was built in 1913. It later became known as "The Herald Building" after its most prominent tenant, the Calgary Herald newspaper. It was an impressive structure ornamented with many grotesques. (A gargoyle is a decorated waterspout that projects from a roof and carries rainwater away from the walls of a building, protecting it from damage. A grotesque is a decorative carving that has no functional architectural purpose.) These grotesques were designed by Mark Villars Marshall and produced by Royal Doulton at their Lambeth Studio in 1912. The building was demolished in 1972 due to structural problems that could not be amended.