Rafael Osona's Annual Auction Catalog 2019 2014 | Page 62

125. SIR ALFRED JAMES MUNNINGS (British 1878-1959) “Before the Hunt”, oil on board sketch, signed in ink on reverse. 7 ¾ in. x 11 ¾ in. Born in Mendham, Suffolk England, Munnings began his art career apprenticing for a firm of lithographers. He studied at the Norwich School of Art and was elected to the Presidency of the Royal Academy, a Knighthood, and a personal award from the Sovereign. 126. PAIR OF PHILADELPHIA BRASS ANDIRONS, late 18th Century, double urn finials on square wafers supported on ringed columns rising from square plinths, arched legs and claw and ball feet. Matching front log stops and adjustable rear stops. Height 25 ½ in. 59