Pick of the week: Gilbert’s St George figure sells at a £1m high

Closing the year in some style, a patinated and parcel gilt bronze ‘double size’ figure of St George set a new auction record for Sir Alfred Gilbert (1854-1934) at Bonhams.

The apparently unique cast from 1895 made 10-times its estimate at the Fine Design 1200-1900 sale …

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