Live Auction 7812Belgravia and Lake Geneva - Two European Collections
Christie’s roundel
Lot 193

A PAIR OF LARGE FRENCH GILT-BRONZE FIGURES OF THE SEASONS

CIRCA 1890

Closed14 May 2009

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GBP 6,250

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A PAIR OF LARGE FRENCH GILT-BRONZE FIGURES OF THE SEASONS
CIRCA 1890
Representing Ceres and Pomona, personifications of Summer and Autumn
78 in. (198 cm.) high; 30 in. (76 cm.) wide; 23 in. (59 cm.) deep; and 76 in. (193 cm.) high; 34 in. (86.5 cm.) wide; 23 in. (59 cm.) deep (2)

Specialist note

Garlanded nymphs emblematic of The Seasons of Summer and Autumn bear Ceres' cornucopia and Bacchic vines, while also serving to evoke the Elements of Earth and Water. The former stands beside corn and the latter beside a water-issuing urn.