Ceres figure

Dominikus Auliczek, Porzellan Manufaktur Nymphenburg, design and model ca. 1770

Glazed white porcelain.

H: 35 cm

Markings: lozenge shield imprint

UMP 9993

A white porcelain figure of Ceres, the goddess of fertility. In allegories of the four seasons, she is sometimes considered Summer. Cast from original models in the late nineteenth century, the figures testify to the sculptural artistry of Dominikus Auliczek and the modelling skills of the local figurinists.