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Lot 326 Dα

A Berlin KPM allegorical porcelain group of the four seasons

Auction 1084 - overview Berlin
03.05.2017, 18:00 - The Berlin Sale
Estimate: 2.000 € - 2.500 €
Result: 2.728 € (incl. premium)
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A Berlin KPM allegorical porcelain group of the four seasons

The female allegory of Spring surrounded by three putto as Summer, Autumn, and Winter. Blue sceptre mark to the back of the base, impressed O. Minor breakages to the toes of the "Summer". H 20.8 cm.
Ca. 1769, modelled by Wilhelm Christian Meyer.

Provenance

Purchased from Röbbig of Munich.

Literature

Cf.: Lenz, Berlin 1913 (reprint), vol. 1. pl. 65, illus. 280, annotated: "Am 7. 4. 1769 erhielt der Bildhauer Wilhelm Christian Meyer das Honorar für "Eine Groupe von 4 Jahreszeiten à 10 Zoll hoch".
Also: Heim, Die Berliner Porzellanplastik und ihre skulpturale Dimension, Berlin 2016, as no. 63, illus. is the group in the Kunstgewerbemuseum Berlin SMB and listed are five further examples in international museums.