20th Jul, 2023 14:00
Steam & Screen: Toys, Models & Pop Culture inc. Model Railway & Signed Memorabilia
MAGGIE WAREHAM, ALL THE QUEEN'S HORSE AND ALL THE QUEEN'S MEN 'ROCKING HORSE' FOLK ART TOY
1977
carved and painted wood, the figures with jointed limbs, smaller figure to interior, embellished with sequins, beads, textiles and rope, further inscribed British & Best to interior, signed Maggie London 77
Produced to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Maggie Wareham was later commissioned by Heal's Department Store to produce a similar 'Royal Charger' for the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana in 1981; the owner Oliver Heal was so taken by it he donated it to the Museum of Childhood and is now part of the Young V&A wider collection, see accession no. MISC.475-1981; her work has also featured in the collection of the British Toymakers' Guild and was displayed at Polka Children's Theatre in Wimbledon
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Sold for £360
Estimated at £400 - £600
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