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Needless Alarms (© Leighton House Museum)
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© Leighton House Museum

Needless Alarms

Artist: Lord Frederic Leighton (1830 - 1896)

Location: Leighton House Museum

Date: 1887

Materials: bronze

Dimensions: 51 x 17cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £5,000 (Total: £28,000)

Vendor: Robert Bowman Ltd

Review number: 5937 (2007)

Provenance:
Sotheby’s, 2002 (unsold); Sotheby's 2002; Private collector; Sotheby's, 2005; The Robert Bowman Gallery. This statuette is one of a number of copies that were produced during Leighton’s lifetime through the dealer Arthur Leslie Collie. It is thought that approximately 25 statuettes were produced with the Collie stamp.

Description:
This statuette is one of a number of copies that were produced during Leighton’s lifetime through the dealer Arthur Leslie Collie. It is thought that approximately 25 statuettes were produced with the Collie stamp.

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