Vintage Chalkware Large John Rogers Reproduction First Love Statue Signed Esco - Large Mid Century Chalkware Boy & Girl Shabby Chic Decor
A large and wonderfully touching Chalkware statue of a young pair of lovers in chalkware that is quite large and heavy for a chalkware statue. This is a reproduction of a statue by John Rogers, an artist who sculpted in the late 19th century. This work is called "FIRST LOVE" and has a natural ivory with tan accent finish. See note below for more about this artist. Has original tan colored felt on the bottom. Circa mid century item by Esco Products, which stands for the Entertainment Statue Company. ESCO is located in Canton, Ohio and produced a number of these types of statues in the mid century.
The pair of young loves are dressed in country style turn-of-the-century play clothes and the young lady has a large hat at her side. A great shabby chic or cottage chic home decor piece of yesteryear. Signed ESCO PRODUCTS on the back.
Measures 13" high and 12" wide.
Weighs more than 9 lbs. before packaging for shipment.
In good vintage condition with some light chipping in various places.
NOTE: John Rogers (1829–1904) was an American sculptor who produced very popular, relatively inexpensive figurines in the latter 19th century.
He became famous for his small genre sculptures, popularly termed "Rogers Groups", which were mass-produced in cast plaster. A total of 80,000 copies of almost 80 Rogers Groups were sold across the United States and abroad.
At the height of their popularity, Rogers' figurines graced the parlors of homes in the United States and were found as far away as Chile and Australia. The English novelist Charles Reade furnished his home with all the Rogers figurines available to him, and in the Dakota Territory, Lt. Col. George Custer and his wife had one. Often selling for $15 apiece, the figurines were affordable to the middle class
Instead of working in bronze and marble, he sculpted in more affordable plaster, painted the color of putty to hide dust. Rogers was inspired by popular novels, poems and prints as well as the scenes he saw around him.
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