ROBERT MACFIE SCRIVER (1914-1999) “THE WINCHESTER RIDER”.

ROBERT MACFIE SCRIVER (1914-1999) “THE WINCHESTER RIDER”. Circa 1979. This limited edition example (197/250), Big Horn Foundry. The limited edition figural bronze titled: “The Winchester Rider” was commercially commissioned and based on the famous Winchester logo featuring a mounted frontiersman, running at a full gallop, carrying a lever action Winchester rifle. The integral base with sagebrush and cow skull in relief. Marked: 197/250 Bob Scriver/1979. Mounted on a faceted walnut plinth additionally mounted with a plaque inscribed with the title “The Winchester Rider”. Robert “Bob” Macfie Scriver (1914-1999) was a Montana sculptor who was born on the Blackfeet reservation of Anglophone Quebec parents. He specialized in western subjects, and his first efforts were small inexpensive souvenir wildlife figurines cast in plaster and air-brushed in natural colors. Entry into a statewide contest for an heroic-sized portrait of Charles M. Russell, a contest he failed to win, provided the impetus to become a “real” sculptor and attracted the support and guidance of Charlie Beil, a noted Canadian sculptor. Both men built foundries and cast their own bronzes, guaranteeing high quality. In the late 1950’s the Blackfeet tribe and Scriver conferred about a series of bronzes to be cast in heroic size. These included “No More Buffalo,” “Transition”, “The Return of the Blackfeet Raiders and the well known “Winchester Rider” are some of his finest work. His works are to be found in various museum collections including, but not limited to, The Whitney Gallery of Western Art at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, The Great Plains Art Museum, Montana Historical Society and the Rockwell Museum of Western Art in Corning, New York. SIZE: 15-1/4″ h (statue) 17″ h (overall) x 20-3/4″ l. CONDITION: Very good overall with fine dark brown patina. 9-22066 (8,000-10,000)

Auction: Fine Art, Antiques & Asian - August 2011

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2150	$9,775.00	ROBERT MACFIE SCRIVER (1914-1999) “THE WINCHESTER RIDER”. Circa 1979. This limited edition example (197/250), Big Horn Foundry. The limited edition figural bronze titled: “The Winchester Rider” was commercially commissioned and based on the famous Winchester logo featuring a mounted frontiersman, running at a full gallop, carrying a lever action Winchester rifle. The integral base with sagebrush and cow skull in relief. Marked: 197/250 Bob Scriver/1979. Mounted on a faceted walnut plinth additionally mounted with a plaque inscribed with the title “The Winchester Rider”. Robert “Bob” Macfie Scriver (1914-1999) was a Montana sculptor who was born on the Blackfeet reservation of Anglophone Quebec parents. He specialized in western subjects, and his first efforts were small inexpensive souvenir wildlife figurines cast in plaster and air-brushed in natural colors. Entry into a statewide contest for an heroic-sized portrait of Charles M. Russell, a contest he failed to win, provided the impetus to become a “real” sculptor and attracted the support and guidance of Charlie Beil, a noted Canadian sculptor. Both men built foundries and cast their own bronzes, guaranteeing high quality. In the late 1950’s the Blackfeet tribe and Scriver conferred about a series of bronzes to be cast in heroic size. These included “No More Buffalo,” “Transition”, “The Return of the Blackfeet Raiders and the well known “Winchester Rider” are some of his finest work. His works are to be found in various museum collections including, but not limited to, The Whitney Gallery of Western Art at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center, The Great Plains Art Museum, Montana Historical Society and the Rockwell Museum of Western Art in Corning, New York. SIZE: 15-1/4″ h (statue) 17″ h (overall) x 20-3/4″ l. CONDITION: Very good overall with fine dark brown patina. 9-22066 (8,000-10,000) Auction: Fine Art, Antiques & Asian - August 2011 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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