Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 9th September 2014
Lot 241
A Russian biscuit porcelain figure of a Jewish man Gardner factory late 19th century
Estimate £1,000 - £2,000 | Hammer £2400
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Description
A Russian biscuit porcelain figure of a Jewish man Gardner factory late 19th century, wearing a double-breasted coat and a brown kippah, using a furled umbrella as a walking stick, raised on a square grassy base, red printed mark, impressed 147, 22cm.
Cf. Martin C. Ross, Russian Porcelains, pl. 58. This figure is one of two figures of Jewish men from different classes, this being the more prosperous.