"A model of a statue of Indian independence campaigner Mahatma Gandhi that sits in a central London square could fetch a 10-figure sum when it goes under the hammer at an auction next week. The bronze model, which is 27cm tall, is described as the earliest complete vision of the statue that has been in Tavistock Square in Bloomsbury since 1968."
"Woolley & Wallis specialist Victor Fauvelle said Brilliant had a "growing reputation". At a 2019 sale of 44 lots of her work, the sculptor's second model of Gandhi was bought by a private collector for 65,000, the auctioneer said. "Given Fredda's growing reputation and the fierce bidding we've seen for her Gandhi works in the past, the emergence of this first maquette from a private London collection is significant," Mr Fauvelle said."
A 27cm bronze maquette of Mahatma Gandhi's statue will be auctioned at Woolley & Wallis with an estimate of 6,000–8,000 but is expected to fetch significantly more due to collector demand. The model is described as the earliest complete vision of the Tavistock Square statue installed in Bloomsbury in 1968 and shows Gandhi wearing robes and sitting cross-legged. The statue and its models were created by Polish sculptor Fredda Brilliant (1903–1999). A 2019 sale saw her second Gandhi model sell for 65,000. The Tavistock Square statue suffered vandalism in September, prompting condemnation by the Indian High Commission.
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