Tom Murphy, Everton Trinity statue maquette of Alan Ball, Colin Harvey and Howard Kendall,
£2,500 - £3,500
Tom Murphy (British, b.1949), Everton Trinity statue maquette of Alan Ball, Colin Harvey and Howard Kendall, bronzed fibreglass with resin and wood, the three players modelled standing in Everton kit, bearing squad numbers on the reverse of the shirts, each leaning forward, raised on an hexagonal base, 66 x 53 x 47cm., bears minor chips and wear and one the players right foot is broken away from the base. NOTE: collection only from our Wellingborough premises. Tom Murphy is an award-winning painter and renowned sculptor of many famous sculptures and memorial works on display through the world, His iconic sculpture of Bill Shankly and Dixie Dean started a fashion of sports sculptures around the UK and abroad.After looking at the rare sculptures and artefacts that he has made available for auction, we can see, for the very first time, the original design and development of many renowned sport sculptures via Tom Murphy’s unique original sketches, maquettes and design concept. This is the first time to market for these many one-off unique works.Tom has created more than 40 monumental sculptures many of them associated to sport.