WOODCUTTER AS AN ALLEGORY OF 'JANUARY'.

WOODCUTTER AS AN ALLEGORY OF 'JANUARY'.

Zurich, ca. 1770.

Miniatur figure, probably depicting the zodiac sign of Aquarius, from a series depicting the months of the year. Incised marks G...I over F.

H 8 cm. Minimally restored.

Provenance:
- Sotheby's Florence, 22 October 1976.
- Antiquité Ségal, Basel.
- Collection Dr. René Felber, Koller Auctions, 22 March 2010, Lot No. 579.
- Private collection, Zurich.

Comparable item: S. Ducret, Zürcher Porzellan, 1958, Vol. II, Ill. 171; KFS 122, p. 68, No. 105 (Collection Dr. Kern).