A pair of Continental porcelain plaques each applied with figures emblematic of the Elements, one representing Fire, modelled as a scantily draped woman holding aloft a torch against a background of lightning bolts, a dragon underfoot; the other representing Earth, modelled as a female huntress, a lion beside her, a cornucopia in one arm, circa 1890, each -- 11in. high (2)

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A pair of Continental porcelain plaques each applied with figures emblematic of the Elements, one representing Fire, modelled as a scantily draped woman holding aloft a torch against a background of lightning bolts, a dragon underfoot; the other representing Earth, modelled as a female huntress, a lion beside her, a cornucopia in one arm, circa 1890, each -- 11in. high (2)

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