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    Posted 8 years ago

    RedMole2011
    (5 items)

    A recent purchase from local auction, stand at 2' tall, plaque on front reads Mephisto Par De Martino, (Par De Meaning 'by') so I'm assuming it's French.
    I have searched Google and cannot find another like him, also cannot find anything by Martino.

    I would guess that he's early 1900's ??

    Mephistopheles also Mephistophilus, Mephistophilis, Mephostopheles, Mephisto, Mephastophilis, and other variants) is a demon featured in German folklore. He originally appeared in literature as the demon in the Faust legend, and he has since appeared in other works as a stock character.

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    1. ho2cultcha ho2cultcha, 6 years ago
      Faust! this is wonderful! is it chalk?
    2. ThegreatDT, 6 years ago
      May be Neapolitan artist Giovanni De Martino (1870 - 1935) ??
    3. RedMole2011, 5 years ago
      I haven't logged in here for some time, the figure is Plaster of Paris, Chalk? in reply to ThegreatDT, it is possibly by Giovanni De Martino but I'm no closer to finding out exactly who it is by?

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