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CIRCA 1880
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A set of French ivory figures emblematic of the four seasons
Circa 1880
Spring, scantily-clad, looking to her right; Summer, scantily-clad, holding a rose; Autumn, holding grapes and a glass and wrapped in a vine-leaf; Winter, wearing a fleece-trimmed cloak, a burning fire at her feet; on turned ebonised socles
The figures:
Spring and Summer: 7¼ in. (18.5 cm.) high;
Autumn: 8 in. (20 cm.) high;
Winter: 7¼ in. (18.5 cm.) high;
The bases:
Spring and Summer: 37/8 in. (10 cm.) high;
Autumn and Winter: 4¼ in. (10.8 cm.) high (4)
Circa 1880
Spring, scantily-clad, looking to her right; Summer, scantily-clad, holding a rose; Autumn, holding grapes and a glass and wrapped in a vine-leaf; Winter, wearing a fleece-trimmed cloak, a burning fire at her feet; on turned ebonised socles
The figures:
Spring and Summer: 7¼ in. (18.5 cm.) high;
Autumn: 8 in. (20 cm.) high;
Winter: 7¼ in. (18.5 cm.) high;
The bases:
Spring and Summer: 37/8 in. (10 cm.) high;
Autumn and Winter: 4¼ in. (10.8 cm.) high (4)