Albert Toft, The Studio, 223 Portsdown Road, Maida Vale, to Spielmann

RA Collection: Archive

Reference code

SP/19/39

Title

Albert Toft, The Studio, 223 Portsdown Road, Maida Vale, to Spielmann

Date

8 Apr 1936

Level

Item

Extent & medium

1 piece

Content Description

He has finished the bust in time to send it to the R.A. William Reid Dick is arranging the sculpture this year. Mrs. Hadley is really rather ppleased with it. Gilbert's son George has seen it as have a number of people.

He recently saw some crates from the Compangie de Bronzes, but they were only full of parts of the chimney piece for Sam Wilson in Leeds.

He remarks that the scroll was much improved, compared to when shown in the photograph.