Home & Interiors Sale this week at Bonhams

In the auction room on Queen Street this week there is a complete array of paintings and furniture, with one room devoted to silverware for the home.

Jayne Heggie of Bonhams gives the bust of May Botterell who eventually married the sculptor a final polish

There is a bronze bust of May Botterell by the Irish sculptor William Leech. This is the first cast of the 12 he made. The original plaster head is in the collection at the National Gallery of Ireland. The sculptor met May Botterell in May 1919 and began an affair before they were both eventually free to marry in 1953. The guide price on the bust is around £4,000.

The HOME and Interiors Sale will take place on 13 and 14 June 2018 at Bonhams 22 Queen Street EH2.