Four Staffordshire Figures of the Seasons

Description:

Four Staffordshire Figures of the Seasons, England, late 18th century, three with polychrome enamels: a standing figure of Summer as a man holding a cornucopia of fruit, ht. 7, a figure of Winter wrapped in a cloak, ht. 5, and a figure of Autumn as a youth holding a sheaf of wheat, ht. 4 1/2; and a green-glazed figure of Autumn holding fruiting grapevines, ht. 4 1/4 in.
Estimate $600-800

Summer w/cornucopia: restored about the neck , chest and cornucopia; shallow chip to rim of plinth.
Winter:
Autumn w/wheat: Glaze loss/firing flaws to hat.
Autumn w/grapes: Restored chips to base.


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