signed (incised), dated 1928 and inscribed “Hohwiller Fondeau, Paris” on the base
17 × 14 × 11 in (43.2 × 35.6 × 27.9 cm) (overall)
Auction Estimate:$2,000 - $3,000
Sale date:August 1 - 15, 2023
Price Realized
$2,640
(including Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Private Collection, Montreal
Field Marshall Julian Hedworth George Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, Commander of the Canadian Corps from 1915 to 1917 and Governor General of Canada from 1921 to 1926 (born 11 September 1862 in Hertfordhsire, United Kingdom; died 6 June 1935 in Essex, United Kingdom). Bynd led the Canadian Corps to victory at the Battle of Vimy Ridge during the First World War. As Governor General, he is best known for his role in the King-Byng Affair, when he formally refused Prime Minister Lyon Mackenzie King’s advice to dissolve Parliament and call a federal election.
