A PAIR OF HUNTERS UNDER A TREE Zurich, model from ca. 1768–70. Allegory of autumn from a series depicting the seasons. Both figures are dressed in green hunting costumes and are sitting on a rock in front of a tree stump, eating ham. At their feet lies a dog, and a dead hare and two wild ducks hang from the branches of the tree stump. Two shotguns and a hunting bag are placed behind the tree stump. Underglaze blue mark Z. H 16 cm. Minimally restored. Provenance: Private collection, Lugano. According to Rudolf Schnyder's latest research in 2009, this group is one of the works created by a master modeler from J.W. Spengler's circle (Schnyder, Kern Collection, KFS 122/2009, p. 13). Comparable pieces: S. Ducret, Zürcher Porzellan II, fig. 388 (Historisches Museum St. Gallen); Mitteilungsblatt der Keramikfreunde der Schweiz KFS 122/2009 (Dr. Samuel Kern Collection); Koller Auctions Zurich, March 22, 2010, auction of the Dr. René Felber Collection, lot 555.