BY THOMAS WALDO STORY (1855-1915), ROME 1889

Details

A STATUARY MARBLE PLAQUE
BY THOMAS WALDO STORY (1855-1915), ROME 1889
Carved in the relief, depicting Bellerophon, Pegasus and the Chimera, signed and dated 'WALDO STORY/ROME 1889' (lower right), within an inverted breakfront and fluted oak frame
38 ½ in. (98 cm.) high; 52 ½ in. (133.5 cm.) wide; 5 in. (12.5 cm.) deep

Provenance

Purchased by William James from Thomas Waldo Story in Rome, January/February 1884, for £108.

Literature

William James, Inventory, WDMS. 3263, 1882-1904, ‘Objets d’Art, 87. Marble bas-relief in oak frame…Waldo Story… Jan 1884. Rome…. £108’.
West Dean Park, Inventory, 1894. WDMS. 3332, 'Marble bas relief by Waldo Story, in oak frame. Waldo Story. Feb. 1884. £108’.
C. Tatham, In English Homes, London, 1904, vol. I, p. 359 (illustrated in the Oak Stairway).
West Dean Park, Inventory, 1912, Vol. I WDMS. 336, p. 79 – PRINCIPAL STAIRCASE – A marble Bas relief, a winged horse & a man slaying a winged lion (Pegasus) framed in oak.

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Sale room notice

Please note that this plaque depicts Bellerophon, Pegasus and the Chimera and not as stated in the printed catalogue.

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Lot Essay

The Anglo-American sculptor Thomas Waldo Story (d. 1915) was born in and also subsequently trained in Rome. He enjoyed considerable patronage from eminent British families including the Rothschilds and the Astors, for whom he created the celebrated Fountain of Love at Cliveden, Buckinghamshire.

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