Artist Calgary Herald School
Title Untitled - Monkey [Architectural Detail]
Media synthetic stone sculpture
Dated
ca. 1912
Size 16 x 16 x 13.25 in. / 40.6 x 40.6 x 33.7 cm.
Sold $1,100
Estimate $500 - $700
Notes
unsigned; surface dirt and minor handling marks noted
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; lot includes booklet Masks, Monkeys & Mythical Beasts: A Benefit Auction for Calgary's Historical Preservation Fund from the event where the gargoyle was originally purchased in 1994
Provenance
private 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.