A study group of English porcelain figures, circa 1755-70All left in the white and comprising a Longton Hall figure of a man, modelled as Autumn, a large fruiting vine balanced on his shoulder, 11.9cm high, a large Chelsea figure of a finely-dressed female musician, her instrument now lacking, standing on a flower-encrusted base, 25.8cm high, a pair of Bow figures of children as Harlequin and Columbine, the mound bases applied with flowers, 11.8cm high, and an interesting Fulham figure of a kneeling boy with a shell, made after a failed attempt to replicate John Dwight's porcelain formula in the nineteenth century, 8.5cm high (5)Footnotes:ProvenanceMavis Bimson CollectionThe Longton Hall figure of Autumn is from a set of the Rustic Seasons, also produced at Chelsea. F Severne Mackenna illustrates a full set of the Chelsea seasons from the author's collection in Chelsea Porcelain: The Red Anchor Wares (1951), pl.129. Longton Hall also produced these figures on mound bases during the 'Snowman' period. Figures of Spring and Autumn were sold by Bonhams on 2 December 2009, lot 70.For a coloured and gilt example of the Chelsea musician alongside her male companion, both marked with a gold anchor, see Bonhams, 7 December 2005, lot 65.