Lot Essay
See Helmut Scherf, Thüringer Porzellan (Leipzig, 1980), no. 236 for a group of two ladies huddled in coats and muffs.
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CIRCA 1780-85, BLUE CROSSED MARKS TO BOTH
Details
A PAIR OF LIMBACH FIGURES EMBLEMATIC OF WINTER
CIRCA 1780-85, BLUE CROSSED MARKS TO BOTH
With a gallant and a lady turned slightly to the right and left, the gallant with a fur hat, a fur-lined fur-lined orange coat, yellow jacket, puce breeches and black boots, his right hand in a fur muff, his left hand raised to his mouth, standing before a tree-stump with a brazier at his feet, his companion wearing an orange bonnet, fur-lined turquoise coat with large sleeves, yellow skirt and silver shoes, with her left hand in a fur muff, her right arm with a warming sleeve, both on shaped circular mound bases enriched in colours (some flaking and wear to enamels, back of her base with shallow chip and minute chip)
The gallant 6 3/16 in. (15.7 cm.) high; the lady 6 in. (15.2 cm.) high (2)
CIRCA 1780-85, BLUE CROSSED MARKS TO BOTH
With a gallant and a lady turned slightly to the right and left, the gallant with a fur hat, a fur-lined fur-lined orange coat, yellow jacket, puce breeches and black boots, his right hand in a fur muff, his left hand raised to his mouth, standing before a tree-stump with a brazier at his feet, his companion wearing an orange bonnet, fur-lined turquoise coat with large sleeves, yellow skirt and silver shoes, with her left hand in a fur muff, her right arm with a warming sleeve, both on shaped circular mound bases enriched in colours (some flaking and wear to enamels, back of her base with shallow chip and minute chip)
The gallant 6 3/16 in. (15.7 cm.) high; the lady 6 in. (15.2 cm.) high (2)
Provenance
Ernesto Blohm Collection.
Special notice
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