Gilbert Bayes received his education in Finsbury and, from 1896, at the schools of the Royal Academy in London. He worked primarily as a sculptor in bronze enamels and polychrome ceramics. His first success, however, came as a medalist. In 1899 he received the gold medal from the Royal Academy, which include a scholarship for trips to Paris and Italy. At the Decorative Art Exhibition in Paris in 1925, he was awarded a gold medal for his fountain Boy with Fish. His large ceramic frieze on the Doulton Headquarters (1938) was later brought into the gallery at the Victoria and Albert Museum bearing his name. He also designed a series of war memorials, monumental and garden sculptures. Bayes was married to fellow sculptor Gertrude Smith. Even if it dates back to 1905, his entry is probably the figure Greek Dancer. Subtitled “figural bronze study”, it is a 40 cm high statuette on a round marble base.
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