EIGHT FIGURES FROM A SERIES OF THE FOUR SEASONS AS PAIRS

Description:

Limbach, circa 1780
H. 16,5/17,5 cm
One female and one male figure each for spring, summer, autumn and winter. Polychrome painted. Some with pseudo-sword mark in purple and manganese and LB monogram. Various restorations and minor chips.
Jan Ahlers Collection
Literature: Sattler 1993, No. 96 - 101
This series was modelled several times in Limbach by different designers, which is why the individual figures differ stylistically from each other and also by their different bases.