Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 9th September 2014

Lot 243

Two Russian biscuit porcelain figures of workmen Gardner Factory late 19th century

Estimate £500 - £800 | Hammer £700

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Description

Two Russian biscuit porcelain figures of workmen Gardner Factory late 19th century, each bent over a tree stump and sharpening a scythe with a hammer, a scarf tied around their heads, one with an impressed mark, the other with a printed red mark, small damages and restorations, 10.5cm. (2)

Cf. Marvin C. Ross, Russian Porcelains, pl.39.