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Herr L. Weininger
A group of Austrian sculptures depicting the four seasons, Vienna, 19th century
Height x width x depth: 9 x 9 x 8 cm. Total gross weight: 3300 g.
carved from elephant ivory (Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758 or Loxodonta africana Blumenbach, 1797), depicting the four seasons: each putto, with its chubby cheeks, is placed in a semi-recumbent position.
Each one represents one of the four seasons: spring, adorned with a garland of flowers on her head and a bouquet of flowers in her hand, symbolising nature's awakening; summer, surrounded by ears of wheat and fruit, symbols of abundance; autumn, holding a bunch of grapes, also present adorning her hair; winter, with a falcon and a falconer's glove.
Signed ‘L. Weininger’, identified in the Viennese sculptor Herr L. Weininger.
Plexiglass bases.
Each one represents one of the four seasons: spring, adorned with a garland of flowers on her head and a bouquet of flowers in her hand, symbolising nature's awakening; summer, surrounded by ears of wheat and fruit, symbols of abundance; autumn, holding a bunch of grapes, also present adorning her hair; winter, with a falcon and a falconer's glove.
Signed ‘L. Weininger’, identified in the Viennese sculptor Herr L. Weininger.
Plexiglass bases.
This lot, accompanied by a CITES certificate, is only available for sale with shipments within the European Union.
Literature:
Ref. Ivory and the elephant In Art, in Archaeology, and in Science, George Frederick Kunz, Phd., Sc.D., A.M., Garden City New York, MCMXVI, p. X.
Ref. Ivory and the elephant In Art, in Archaeology, and in Science, George Frederick Kunz, Phd., Sc.D., A.M., Garden City New York, MCMXVI, p. X.
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