A Meissen porcelain figure as an allegory of winter - image-1

Lot 1082 Dα

A Meissen porcelain figure as an allegory of winter

Auction 1184 - overview Cologne
19.11.2021, 11:00 - Decorative Arts
Estimate: 1.500 € - 2.000 €
Result: 2.000 € (incl. premium)

A Meissen porcelain figure as an allegory of winter

The season of winter depicted as an old man in a fur lined purple drapery with fire sconce, a bottle of wine and a glass on a pedestal beside him. Unglazed base with former's number, no crossed swords mark. H 22.5 cm.
Circa 1760, model by Friedrich Elias Meyer, circa 1760.

Provenance

Private collection, Hesse.

Literature

Cf. Rückert, Munich 1966, no. 991.
Cf. Brattig (ed.), Meissen Barockes Porzellan, Stuttgart-Cologne 2010, no. 2.