22nd Jul, 2016 10:00 GMT/BST

Summer Fine Art Sale

 
Lot 21
 

21

A Pair of German Porcelain Figure Groups of the Seasons, late 19th century, Autumn as a boy and...

A Pair of German Porcelain Figure Groups of the Seasons, late 19th century, Autumn as a boy and girl, he playing the pipes, she sitting beside a goat, Winter as a boy and girl, she leaning over a brazier, he sitting on a sledge, on moulded oval bases, crossed swords marks in underglaze blue, 14cm and 16cm high

Sold for £480
Estimated at £400 - £600


 

Both with losses. Autumn - boy lacking most of pipe and fingers on right hand. Section of fruiting vine around goats head missing, end of melon missing, fingers to her left hand missing, chips to applied flowers throughout. Winter - he with chips to right hand and right foot, large section of left foot missing, section of wood missing, section of ivy missing.

 


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Auction: Summer Fine Art Sale, 22nd Jul, 2016

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