DAVID WYNNE FOR MAPPIN AND WEBB: a silver sculpture 'Boy With A Dolphin' Mappin & Webb, London 1979 The silver sculpture of a boy riding a dolphin by holding onto the dorsal fin, raised on a verde antico marble base, etched and gilt tooled MAPPIN & WEBB DAVID WYNNE 53 / 250, with numbered certificate and booklet, length of silver model 33cm. Footnotes: David Wynne O.B.E. (1926 - 2014) His original bronze sculpture 'Boy with a Dolphin' is situated in Cheyne Walk, on the north west side of Albert Bridge on the Thames in London. The boy is a masterpiece of engineering and design. It is in the form of a double cantilever both with the arm of the boy and the tail of the dolphin. David Wynne had no formal art training so he did not know it was impossible to make this statue so he made it anyway! The model for the statue was his son Roland David Amadlus Wynne born 1964, who unfortunately died in 1999. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: AR AR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing