Lot 189
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GEORGE ANDERSON LAWSON (1832-1904)
STATUE OF THE POET, ROBERT BURNS
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Auction: 17 June 2020 at 11:00 BST
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
Description
bronze, signed on base GEO. A. LAWSON. 1891
Dimensions
height: 36cm
Footnote
Note: This is a bronze reduction copy of the fine statue of Robert Burns erected in Burns Statue Square, Ayr, by George A. Lawson. The original was unveiled in 1891. Lawson's statue was widely regarded as the most successful statue of Burns sculpted, and was the model for many other such statues around the world notably in Melbourne (Australia), Detroit (USA) and Vancouver, Montreal and Winnipeg (Canada).