Lot 192
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a set of four meissen candlestick groups emblematic of the four seasons
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a set of four meissen candlestick groups emblematic of the four seasons

CIRCA 1756, MARKED WITH BLUE UNDERGLAZE CROSSED SWORDS, THREE ENCLOSING A DOT, ONE WITH THREE INCISED LINES (NAGELZEICHEN)

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a set of four meissen candlestick groups emblematic of the four seasons
Circa 1756, marked with blue underglaze crossed swords, three enclosing a dot, one with three incised lines (Nagelzeichen)
Modelled by J.J. Kaendler, each modelled as a tree covered in gilt-enriched rocaille scrolls terminating in a candle nozzle, the bobêche as stiff leaves, the figures emblematic of the season posed around its base flanked by a putto; Spring as a young maiden smelling flowers, Summer as a nymph holding a sickle and a sheaf of corn, Autumn as a youngster holding a bunch of grapes, Winter as an old man shivering in an ermine-edged cloak warming his hands over a fire at the foot of the tree covered in icicles (minor damages)
All circa 30.5cm high (4)
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Christie's charge a buyer's premium of 20% (VAT inclusive) for this lot.

Lot Essay

Cf. L. and Y. Adams, Meissen portrait figures (London 1987), p.84 for an illustration of Autumn from a similar series of the Four Seasons.

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