It is not often that one of Charles Ricketts's statues comes up for sale. He did not make many sculptures in the early 1910s and the editions are very small, if you can even call them that; he probably only had them cast when there was a demand or if he wanted to exhibit them.
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| Charles Ricketts, 'Deposition' (sculpture, c.1908) |
'Old Masters & 19th Century Art' at Chiswick Auctions lists Lot 164:
CHARLES DE SOUSY RICKETTS, RA (SWISS, 1866-1931)Deposition
inscribed 'CR' (lower)
bronze with a dark brown patina
40cm high
Provenance: Private Collection UK
Estimate £4,000 - £6,000
There is a lot to be said about this description, but I will exercise restraint.
Ricketts may have been born in Geneva, but that did not make him Swiss.
Secondly, this is not a work from the '19th century', but from the early 20th century.
The deposition was one of Ricketts's favourite subjects which he painted regularly. To find it as a statue is quite rare.
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| Charles Ricketts, 'Deposition' (sculpture, c.1908): monogram 'CR' |
