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UK HERITAGE

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Item Details

Regency Plaster Statue of Hebe by Humphrey Hopper. The statue is dated 1820 and features the Goddess Hebe holding a brass oil lamp with a glass shade. The statue is standing next to an Eagle, signed verso, together with a later painted plaster pedestal. Signed and dated ‘Dec 15. 1820 / H. Hopper London’.

LITERATURE

Rupert Gunnis, Dictionary of British Sculptors, London, 1951, p. 209.

This statue previously sold at Christies, London 2016 for £45,000 plus premium.

CONDITION REPORT

Good structural condition. Repainted. Restored break to the right shoulder at join of arm. The signature and date are faint . Some losses to the surface at the back of figure and eagle which is overpainted. One small drilled hole to the back. Later pedestal base with small chips.

  • Period: Circa 1820
    • Price: £69,975.00
    • €84,551 Euro
    • $88,476 US Dollar
  • Location: Worcestershire
    • Dimensions: H: 183cm (72.05in)
    • W: 63cm (24.80in)
    • D: 44cm (17.32in)