Lot 206

EBONISED PLASTER FIGURAL TORCHERE OF CERES, IN THE MANNER OF HUMPHREY HOPPER
EARLY 19TH CENTURY

Auction: Day One: 31 August 2022 | From 11:00
£756
Description
ebonised and gilded plaster, depicted standing and holding a torch with an etched glass shade in one hand and wheat in the other, robed in classical dress, on a rectangular plinth decorated with husk garlands
Dimensions
191cm high
Provenance
Provenance: The Peter Rose and Albert Gallichan Collection, acquired circa 1970
Literature: B. Coleman, The Best of British Arts & Crafts, Atglen, PA, 2004, p. 51
