A pair of Meissen candlestick groups allegorical of the Four Seasons
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A pair of Meissen candlestick groups allegorical of the Four Seasons

19TH CENTURY, BOTH MARKED WITH UNDERGLAZE BLUE CROSSED SWORDS, IMPRESSED 74 AND RED 38., ONE INCISED 6129 AND IMPRESSED 51., AND ONE INCISED 6128

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A pair of Meissen candlestick groups allegorical of the Four Seasons
19th century, both marked with underglaze blue crossed swords, impressed 74 and red 38., one incised 6129 and impressed 51., and one incised 6128
Gilt and painted in colours, modelled as a central column covered in rocaille scrolls ending in a candle nozzle, the figures allegorical of the Four Season modelled as young children seated around its base; one with Spring as a girl holding flowers and Summer as a girl holding a sheaf of corn, the other with Autumn as a boy holding a wine goblet and Winter as a boy in an fur-lined cloak warming his hands over a fire, on shaped base with four scroll feet painted with sprays of Deutsche Blumen (small chips)
34.5 cm. high
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