A rare pair of Bristol figures of Summer and...

A rare pair of Bristol figures of Summer and Winter, c.1775, from the Rustic Seasons series, probably modelled by Pierre Stephan, Summer modelled as a young girl carrying a basket of flowers, Winter as a boy wearing a fur-lined coat and ice skates, their costumes with gilt detailing, their faces with polychrome highlights, some good restoration to Summer, 29cm. (2)

Provenance: the John Buckingham Collection.

These figures closely resemble the Chelsea-Derby series of the French Seasons. Cf. Peter Bradshaw, Eighteenth Century English Porcelain Figures, p.251, pl.151 for a set.