Giant charity collecting box sculpture sells for £1.5m
Howard Lake | 1 October 2003 | News
Damien Hirst’s 22-foot high charity box bronze sculpture has been sold for £1.5 million to a private collector.
The sculpture entitled ‘Charity’ depicts a 1950s style charity collecting box in the form of a young girl in a leg caliper holding a teddy and a collecting tin.
Two other versions of the sculpture were on sale, including one that has been on display in Hoxton Square in London.
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