This is a very large Sculpture - 'Spirit of Ecsatcy' after The original by Charles Robinson Sykes (1875-1950). This Silver Plated Sculpture is of a large size raised on a marble base and very heavy. The Spirit of Ecstasy, also called "Emily", "Silver Lady" or "Flying Lady", carries with it a story about a secret passion between Lord Montagu of Beaulieu after 1905, a pioneer of the automobile movement, and editor of ''The Car'' magazine from 1902) and his secret love and the model for the emblem, Eleanor Velasco Thornton. Sykes was commissioned by Lord Montagu to make a special mascot for his 1909 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost.

Dimensions Height 31" (78.5cm) Depth 24" (61cm) Width 18.5" (47cm)

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