English and European Ceramics and Glass - 13th October 2009

Lot 290

A Russian plate in the Soviet propaganda style

Estimate £600 - £1,000

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Description

A Russian plate in the Soviet propaganda style, after a design by Mikhail M. Adamovich, painted with a portrait of Lenin, ration cards and the slogan "He Who Does Not Work Does Not Eat", blue mark for the Soviet Porcelain Factory, c.1925, 24.2cm. Cf. Nina Lobanov-Rostovsky, Revolutionary Ceramics, pl.2 for the original design.