Set of the Four Seasons Figures in pink luster Dixon Austin Pottery North East England ealry 19th century

Reference: 2753

Dated: c. 1815 to c. 1825 Sunderland England

A fine set of figures in pink luster with enamel colours of emblematic of the Four Seasons.
This rare and wonderfully modelled and decorated set is marked under the bases Dixon Austin and Co. It is increasingly rare to acquire a full and completely original set of these wonderful and decorative figures. The figures are in fine order.

The Four Seasons are an ancient decorative motif. Usually each season is represented as an allegorical figure bearing traditional iconographic symbols. The Romans typically represented the seasons as voluptuous goddesses known as the Horae. This imagery carried over into neoclassical art and became especially popular in the late 18th century and early 19th century.

Dimensions: 9.00 inch high

Medium: pink luster pottery earthenware ceramic

Current Condition Fine unrestored condition apart from one minute scuff mark on one figure which has been re-touched.

Literature: Page 221 which illustrates a made up set of the Four Season figures "Collecting Lustreware" by Godden and Gibson

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