12th May, 2019 11:00
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Joseph Cribb (1892-1967)
Joseph Cribb (1892-1967)
'Willelmus De Wykeham', founder of New College, Oxford, 1926
carved stone signed and dated, 41cm high.
In 1906 Cribb was apprenticed to Eric Gill at his Hammersmith studio. Cribb was a skilled letter cutter and carver in his own right, gaining Gill's absolute trust and confidence and working with him on many of his major commissions, such as the lettering on Oscar Wilde's tomb. He also converted to Roman Catholicism with Gill in 1913, following him again into the Third Order of St Dominic in 1920. Cribb's apprenticeship ended in 1913 and he worked with Gill on the Stations of the Cross in Westminster until he was called away for army service from 1916 - 1919. During the latter part of his service he joined the Directorate of Graves Registration and Enquiries and worked with MacDonald Gill on the design of the standard war grave.
Sold for £350
Estimated at £500 - £800
Joseph Cribb (1892-1967)
'Willelmus De Wykeham', founder of New College, Oxford, 1926
carved stone signed and dated, 41cm high.
In 1906 Cribb was apprenticed to Eric Gill at his Hammersmith studio. Cribb was a skilled letter cutter and carver in his own right, gaining Gill's absolute trust and confidence and working with him on many of his major commissions, such as the lettering on Oscar Wilde's tomb. He also converted to Roman Catholicism with Gill in 1913, following him again into the Third Order of St Dominic in 1920. Cribb's apprenticeship ended in 1913 and he worked with Gill on the Stations of the Cross in Westminster until he was called away for army service from 1916 - 1919. During the latter part of his service he joined the Directorate of Graves Registration and Enquiries and worked with MacDonald Gill on the design of the standard war grave.
