Rare Terracotta Stork for Garden Decoration, Germany Ca. 1950s

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Rare Terracotta Stork for Garden Decoration, Germany ca. 1950s

A large stork sculpture made of terracotta, produced as a garden … more Rare Terracotta Stork for Garden Decoration, Germany ca. 1950s

A large stork sculpture made of terracotta, produced as a garden decoration by Heissner, Germany, ca. 1950s. The statue has a pair of metal feet, which are removable. Very good original condition.

Measures:
Width: 5.51" (14 cm)
Height: 22.83" (58 cm)
Depth: 14.17" (36 cm)

Traditionally, the garden figures represented male gnomes wearing red pointed caps and carrying garden tools, typically between one and two feet tall and used in Europe as decoration for bourgeois gardens.

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