Lot No. 98


An Allegory of the ‘Four Seasons’: 4 Groups with 4 Children,


An Allegory of the ‘Four Seasons’: 4 Groups with 4 Children, - Glass and Porcelain

porcelain, polychromed and gilt, SPRING, in the centre a seated girl with garland of flowers in her hands, left a girl with flowers in the right hand and in her shawl, on the right a seated boy with roses in his hands, a recumbent boy with a rose basket and a rose in the left hand, height 17 cm, length 18 cm, SUMMER, in the centre a seated girl with sickle in the right hand, resting on ears of corn, in the foreground a boy sleeping on ears of corn, on the side a girl kneeling and smelling on ears of corn, in the background a boy carrying a sheaf of corn, height 15.5 cm, length 21 cm, AUTUMN, in the centre a seated boy on a billy goat holding blue grapes in his right hand, on the right a seated child, feeding the goat with leaves, on the left a seated child with grapes in a basket, holding blue grapes in his right hand, the reverse side with a dancing child with blue grapes in his hands, height 17 cm, length 18 cm, WINTER, in the centre a seated boy with a fur lined cape, on the right a girl with a violet cape, left a boy kneeling, all of them warming themselves at the fireplace, in the background a boy approaching and carrying wood, height 17 cm, length 18 cm, all groups with earth base, leaves and grass and gold-heightened white rocailles
Meissen, underglaze blue crossed swords mark, second half of the 19th century, model no. 2495–2499, diverse former and painter numbers, model by Johann Joachim Kändler 1757 (Ru)

Lit.:
Bergmann 1–3000, pp. 403–404, cat. no. 1909–1912;

Specialist: Ursula Rohringer Ursula Rohringer
+43-1-515 60-382

ursula.rohringer@dorotheum.at

17.12.2020 - 16:32

Starting bid:
EUR 4,000.-

An Allegory of the ‘Four Seasons’: 4 Groups with 4 Children,


porcelain, polychromed and gilt, SPRING, in the centre a seated girl with garland of flowers in her hands, left a girl with flowers in the right hand and in her shawl, on the right a seated boy with roses in his hands, a recumbent boy with a rose basket and a rose in the left hand, height 17 cm, length 18 cm, SUMMER, in the centre a seated girl with sickle in the right hand, resting on ears of corn, in the foreground a boy sleeping on ears of corn, on the side a girl kneeling and smelling on ears of corn, in the background a boy carrying a sheaf of corn, height 15.5 cm, length 21 cm, AUTUMN, in the centre a seated boy on a billy goat holding blue grapes in his right hand, on the right a seated child, feeding the goat with leaves, on the left a seated child with grapes in a basket, holding blue grapes in his right hand, the reverse side with a dancing child with blue grapes in his hands, height 17 cm, length 18 cm, WINTER, in the centre a seated boy with a fur lined cape, on the right a girl with a violet cape, left a boy kneeling, all of them warming themselves at the fireplace, in the background a boy approaching and carrying wood, height 17 cm, length 18 cm, all groups with earth base, leaves and grass and gold-heightened white rocailles
Meissen, underglaze blue crossed swords mark, second half of the 19th century, model no. 2495–2499, diverse former and painter numbers, model by Johann Joachim Kändler 1757 (Ru)

Lit.:
Bergmann 1–3000, pp. 403–404, cat. no. 1909–1912;

Specialist: Ursula Rohringer Ursula Rohringer
+43-1-515 60-382

ursula.rohringer@dorotheum.at


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Auction: Glass and Porcelain
Auction type: Online auction
Date: 17.12.2020 - 16:32
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: Online

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