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A German terracotta statue of the goddess Demeter, Second-half…
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Sydney
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29-Mar-2022
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A German terracotta statue of the goddess Demeter, Second-half 19th century, the classically draped goddess wearing a wreath of fruit and wheatears holding a cornucopia and (replaced) sickle, standing on a flowerhead moulded square plinth, signed 'Greulich' and stamped to base: E. March Sohne Charlottenburg Berlin, height 210 cm, base 51 cm square. Provenance: The Estate of Martyn Cook, Sydney. Shapiro Auctions, Sydney, 'SH183 - Property from the Estates of Martyn Cook, Judith Hoyle and Andrew Pratten, Artworks and Statuary from the Hermitage', 9 August 2020, lot 26. Other Notes: Ernst March (1798-1847) was a German pottery manufacturer and after his death his widow Sophie and their Sons Paul and Emil ran the business which became the leading terracotta producer in Germany in the second half of the 19th century. The Charlottenburg factory closed in 1902.
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Sculpture/Statuary: Figures/Groups