Allegory of Winter figure

 

Dominikus Auliczek, Porzellan Manufaktur Nymphenburg, ca. 1770

 

Glazed white porcelain.

H: 31.5 cm

Markings: lozenge shield imprint

UMP 9995

 

This white porcelain figure of Winter is one of the allegories of the four seasons. 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.