Pick of the Week: Skeaping leaping to a new height in Mod Brit market
Dreweatts has set a new auction record for the 20th century British sculptor John Skeaping (1901-80). At Donnington Priory on May 24, this 2ft (60cm) pink marble carving, Female nude, right, signed and dated 1928, sold to Cork Street dealership Browse & Darby for £90,000 (£111,600 including premium).
The date is key, made in a period when Skeaping – then ranked among the most promising young sculp…