A PAIR OF CARVED WHITE MARBLE ALLEGORICAL FIGURES

A PAIR OF CARVED WHITE MARBLE ALLEGORICAL FIGURESITALIAN, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURYDepicting 'Winter' and 'Summer' from the four seasons, 'Summer depicted as a young girl with flower-braided hair and holding a posy, 'Winter' as a boy wearing an animal pelt and warming his hands over a fire, on rusticated circular bases92cm high and 94cm high (2)Provenance:Acquired by a private UK collector, Sotheby's London, '19th Century Sculpture, 29 November 1991, lot 69Bonham's, London, 21 November 2018, 'Important Design', Lot 154Condition Report: Both with marks, knocks, scratches, abrasions consistent with age and useSummer with old breaks and repairs to the left hand, this could be restored better, the thumb is less noticeable than the index finger. The thumb to Winter's left hand also with old break and glued repair - again this could be better restored There are nicks and nibbles around the bases and extremities Please refer to additional images for visual reference to conditionCondition Report Disclaimer