Group
Meissen Porcelain Factory
Category
Ceramics
Date
1840 - 1880
Materials
hard-paste porcelain, painted in polychrome enamels, gilt
Measurements
6.125 in (h)
Place of origin
Meissen
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Vyne Estate, Hampshire
NT 718463
Summary
Group representing 'Spring' from the Seasons, hard-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt. The model designed by Michel Victor Acier with the assistance of Johann Carl Schoenheit in October 1778. A girl seated on the ground takes flowers from a basket to make a garland, whilst a standing boy holds a flower in either hand. Marks: crossed swords in blue, impressed model number 'F 93' and a painter's cipher. Pendant to NT 718463. Meissen, Germany, c. 1840-1880.
Provenance
Possibly one of the 'four Dresden figures' purchased by William Wiggett Chute on 8 August, 1846 for £13.0s.0d. By descent to Sir Charles Chute and given to the National Trust in 1956 through the bequest of The Vyne House and Estate.
Marks and inscriptions
Marks - crossed swords in blue, and various incised enamel marks.
Makers and roles
Meissen Porcelain Factory, manufacturer