HM Submarines, An Elizabeth II Silver Model of a Submariner, after Gilbert Ledward. Modelled in a standing position on a square plinth.
Gilbert Ledward (1888-1960) was a professor of sculpture at the Royal Academy of Art, having Henry Moore as his assistant from 1926 to 1929. Ledward sculpted 'The Submariner' after Leading Seaman Reginald Read for the Westminster Abbey Combined Services Memorial for the servicemen who lost their lives in the Second World War, which was unveiled in 1948 by Sir Winston Churchill.
Hallmarked London 2001 by DI. Signed T J Loo No 09.
Approximate height is 23cm.
Approximate weight is 801 grams or 25.7 troy ounces.
In good condition with wear to the covering on the underside of the base. The base almost certinly filled.
