Caption

Winter — Allegory. Meissen porcelain Koenigliche Porzellain Fabrique, Meissen, ca. 1710–1763. Seasons allegory: Winter. Figurine, mid-18th century, Meissen, Saxony. Black glaze on a flat quadrangular pedestal. Depicts an old naked, barefoot bearded man standing in contrapposto, covered with a fur-lined cloak, a horn thrown over his head and down his back and held in his left hand; he leans slightly and warms his right hand over a cauldron with a flame at his feet. Height 11.5 cm., A small ceramic figure on a plain surface against a gray background, showing a standing human form draped in a long cloak. The figure is mostly white with flesh-toned areas for the exposed limbs and head, and the cloak displays shades of deep red, brown, and darker maroon with some blackish shading; the base is white with a touch of grayish discoloration. The figure's posture is slightly hunched with arms drawn in and the cloak falling to the ground, and the surface has a glossy finish.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A15_357

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Keywords

Winter Allegory Meissen porcelain Koenigliche Porzellain Fabrique Meissen ca 1710–1763 Seasons allegory Figurine mid-18th century Saxony Black glaze flat quadrangular pedestal Depicts old naked barefoot bearded man standing contrapposto covered fur-lined cloak horn thrown head down back held left hand leans slightly warms right hand cauldron flame feet Height 11.5 cm small ceramic figure plain surface gray background showing standing human form draped long cloak figure mostly white flesh-toned areas exposed limbs cloak displays shades deep red brown darker maroon blackish shading base white touch grayish discoloration figure's posture slightly hunched arms drawn cloak falling ground surface glossy finish.