Bill (William) Ronald Reid (1920-1998) - Chief of the Undersea World

Chief of the Undersea World

22 karat gold sculpture
11.4 cms x 5.7 cms x 3.18 cms (4.5 ins x 2.25 ins x 4.5 ins)
Signed, dated 1983 and numbered 4/5; presented on a jade base (the weight of the gold is 145.1 grams)
Lot offered for sale by Cowley Abbott, Toronto at the auction event "Spring Live Auction of Important Canadian Art" held on Tue, May 29, 2018.
Lot 30560
Estimate: CAD $125,000 - $175,000
Realised: CAD $129,800

Lot description - from the online catalogue*

Provenance:
Buschlen-Mowatt Gallery, Vancouver

Collection of Ted Harrison

By descent to the present Private Collection

Literature:
Doris Shadbolt, Bill Reid, Vancouver, 1986, pages 45 and 46

Karen Duffek, Bill Reid: Beyond the Essential Form, Vancouver, 1986, pages 23 and 49

Martine J. Reid, "Three Phases of Bill Reid", Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art (website - billreidgallery.ca)

Bill Reid and Buschlen-Mowatt Gallery, Bill Reid: All the Gallant Beasts and Monsters, Vancouver, 1992, page 28, reproduced page 34
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Cowley Abbott auction house for permission to use.
Chief of the Undersea World by artist Bill (William) Ronald Reid