Miniature bronze model of Mahatma Gandhi statue could fetch thousands at auction

Miniature bronze model of Mahatma Gandhi statue could fetch thousands at auction

The 27cm high model could fetch thousands at auction, Woolley and Wallis said.

FIRST VERSION OF MAQUETTE OF FAMOUS STATUE OF MAHATMA GANDHI IN TAVISTOCK SQUARE LONDON TO BE OFFERED AT AUCTION

Woolley & Wallis auctioneers are excited to offer the first maquette of the famous statue of Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) that sits in Tavistock Square in London. Created by Polish sculptor, writer and actress Fredda Brilliant (1903–1999), the 27cm-high bronze marks the earliest fully realised vision of what would become one of London’s most visited and powerful public monuments. The statue has become a site of pilgrimage for Indian visitors to th…