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GREGORY PERCIVAL (BRITISH
1964-), ‘ALBERT BALL VC’, A BRONZE
SCULPTURE IN TRIBUTE TO THE FIRST
WORLD WAR BRITISH ACE,
limited edition number 005/050 bronze
sculpture, 18cm long, on raised base, overall
weight approximately 5Kg, together with Mark
Hillier: ‘Suitcases, Vultures and Spies’, the story
of Wing Commander Thomas Murray DSO
DFC.
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£1,000 - 1,500
€1,200 - 1,700Charity lot offered on behalf of The Murray
Flying Scholarship Scheme.The scheme has been offered by the family of
Wing Commander Thomas Murray DSO, DFC*,
MID in his memory. An exceptional aviator,
recognised for his bravery and exceptional
leadership. Its intention is to promote aviation
within the local ATC and CCF units to support
cadets who are considered to have the aptitude
for flying. The Scholarship Scheme has been
established to give the winning candidate 15
hours flying time in a DH Chipmunk aircraft
to be flown at Boultbee Flight Academy,
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GREGORY PERCIVAL (BRITISH 1964-),
‘ENDEAVOUR’, A BRONZE SCULPTURE IN
TRIBUTE TO BATTLE OF BRITAIN PILOT
SQUADRON LEADER GEOFFREY WELLUM
DFC,
edition produced in 2016 by ‘lost wax’ process,
from the artist’s ‘Knight of the Sky’ sculpture
series, depicting Wellum in the cockpit section
of his MkIIa Spitfire in flight, the fuselage bearing
his Squadron Code ‘Q J’, limited edition
numbered 10 of 25 examples, measuring
30cm long, mounted to a bronze stem above a
stepped slate display base, 40cm high overall.
£1,500 - 2,000
€1,700 - 2,300Gregory Percival produced the original work
specifically for the ‘Fly to Help’ charity event
held at the RAF Club London 1st May 2013
where the first artists proof was auctioned for
the charity. Geoffrey Wellum was the guest of
honour.32 | THE GOODWOOD REVIVAL SALE
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GREGORY PERCIVAL (BRITISH 1964-),
‘DOUBLE EXPOSURE’.
limited edition sculpture 05/10, glass clear resin
cubed 22cm high, with solid blue pigmented
resin spitfires ‘floated’ within, mounted on slate,
weighs approximately 13Kg.
£1,500 - 2,500
€1,700 - 2,900An optical sculpture in recognition of the RAF
Photo Reconnaissance Units who flew bravely,
unarmed and fast to capture vital images. This
solid cube contains two solid blue hand cast
and finished Spitfires which have been encased
within the main sculpture which took five
attempts to create. Develop your own picture
by viewing different angles of the cube and its
contents.First Exhibited at The Mall galleries 2013, as
part of the Guild of Aviation Artists annual
exhibition, this work being a new field of more
abstract work for Gregory Percival.