Notes

For many Hilton boys, climbing Pinnacles has been a rite of passage. Immensely rewarding, the climb is also stretching and many a boy has made it to the top only because he was given a leg up by his friends.

From this lofty peak, formed over 180 million years, any illusions of grandeur are drowned out by the wonders of nature and the sense of our being part of something so much greater than ourselves.

To commemorate Hilton College’s 150-year anniversary, Old Hiltonian Grant Waterhouse commissioned 150 bronze statues of a boy standing on Pinnacles (this lot is the 100^th casting from the edition – a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist accompanies the lot). Many a young man has stood on Pinnacles with Hilton College behind him and his future before him, inspired to serve the world with purpose.

Artworks have also been commissioned from painter and ‘old boy’ Scott Bredin that reference the Hilton College estate and the life the learners experience there.

The proceeds from the sale of these lots will benefit the ‘Lift Up Your Hearts Fund’ for human capital, which grants financial aid (bursaries and scholarships) to boys of families who cannot afford the college’s fees. Countless boys have been afforded a Hilton College education from the proceeds of this fund.