Bacchus figure

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

Glazed white porcelain.

H: 36 cm

Markings: lozenge shield imprint

UMP 9994

A white porcelain figure of the god Bacchus. In allegories of the four seasons, he is sometimes considered Autumn.

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.