A GEORGE III ARTIFICIAL 'COADE' STONE MODEL OF MINERVA

DATED 1793

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A GEORGE III ARTIFICIAL 'COADE' STONE MODEL OF MINERVA
DATED 1793
The figure shown standing with plumed helmet and holding shield to the left hand with Medusa mask, a modern bronze spear supported by her right hand, impressed stamp 'COADE LAMBETH 1793', restorations
61¾ in. (157 cm.) high

Provenance

Christie's, South Kensington, 18 May 2010, lot 119.

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Lot Essay

Although the 1784 Descriptive Catalogue of COADE'S Artificial Stone Manufactory lists, under Section I 'STATUES' No.6, a Minerva, the present model differs to that listed and illustrated, an attribution to Coade's principle modeller John Bacon seems likely.

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