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PROPERTY OF A NEW YORK COLLECTOR
A PAIR OF MEISSEN FIGURES GROUPS EMBLEMATIC OF THE SEASONS
CIRCA 1750, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK AT THE BACK
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A PAIR OF MEISSEN FIGURES GROUPS EMBLEMATIC OF THE SEASONS
Circa 1750, blue crossed swords mark at the back
Depicting Summer with Autumn and Winter with Spring on a rocaille moulded bases enriched in gilt; Summer with a sheaf of wheat, modelled as a frolicking Bacchic putto, holding a bird in her left hand; Autumn entwined with grapes and feeding them to a goat; Winter wrapped in an urban-lined puce cape and warming his hands over a flaming branch; Spring draped in a yellow-lined flowered cloth with a basket of flowers on its knee
7¼in. (18.4cm.) high (2)
Circa 1750, blue crossed swords mark at the back
Depicting Summer with Autumn and Winter with Spring on a rocaille moulded bases enriched in gilt; Summer with a sheaf of wheat, modelled as a frolicking Bacchic putto, holding a bird in her left hand; Autumn entwined with grapes and feeding them to a goat; Winter wrapped in an urban-lined puce cape and warming his hands over a flaming branch; Spring draped in a yellow-lined flowered cloth with a basket of flowers on its knee
7¼in. (18.4cm.) high (2)