Ritas Bazaar has dated these Dresden Porcelain Figure Groups to the Victorian era.
The compositions are arranged as cabinet-scale tableaux with a boy and girl on oval gilt-edged bases, showing refined modelling and particularly expressive hand-painted faces and details. The “Summer” group illustrates harvest time, with the boy holding a sickle beside wheat sheaves and the girl with floral garland and mandolin, the intact sickle being a notable and uncommon survival.
The “Winter” group shows a cold-season rural scene with a boy on a sledge holding an axe and a girl warming her hands over a small fire pot, dressed in traditional Eastern Slavic winter costume reflecting a popular folk-inspired theme of the period.
Both pieces carry impressed SP Dresden marks with model numbers 7018F and 7020F, together with the export designation Foreign, confirming their international market production.
A highly decorative and collectible seasonal pair from Carl Thieme’s Four Seasons series, valued for quality, subject matter, and balanced presentation.
Dimensions:
Summer – 400 g; Height 15 cm; Width 12.8 cm; Depth 10.2 cm
Winter – 438 g; Height 14 cm; Width 12.3 cm; Depth 10.2 cm
Condition:
Summer – small chip to the tip of the musical instrument’s neck (girl). Otherwise excellent.
Winter – excellent condition, no issues.
Please study the accompanying photographs carefully, as they form an integral part of this description. If you have any questions, we will be happy to answer them. The item will be shipped with full tracking and insurance.
Ritas Bazaar has dated these Dresden Porcelain Figure Groups to the Victorian era.
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Carl Thieme Dresden Allegorical Figure Groups “Summer” and “Winter”, Four Seasons Series, c. 1902
