The Four Seasons

Group of four « biscuits » depicting the four seasons.

Two young maiden embody Spring and Summer as two young boys are the metaphors for Fall and Winter.

Spring is holding a swirl of flowers, Summer is adorned with wheat cobs, Fall is eating grapes and Winter is taking shelter from the wind in a cloak.

These four « biscuits » have been made after the model of the Four Seasons by Camillo Rusconi of 1710, the originals are kept at the Windsor Castle.

Period : Doccia, around 1760-1770

Attributed to Gaspero Bruschi, active in Doccia between 1737 and 1778.

Marks : 93 incised under the Winter biscuit

63 incised under the Summer one

GB incised under the Summer one (probably standing for Gaspero Bruschi)

Dimensions : Height 20 in.