Fine Pottery & Porcelain - 21st February 2024
Lot 770
A large Russian porcelain figure of a Sart Woman, Imperial Porcelain Factory, dated 1913, from the
Estimate £1,500 - £2,000 | Hammer £26460
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Description
A large Russian porcelain figure of a Sart Woman, Imperial Porcelain Factory, dated 1913, from the Peoples of Russia series modelled by Pavel Kamensky, standing with her hands on her hips, wearing a brightly coloured cloak and cap, her long black hair in two plaits falling down her front, printed mark dated 1912, painter's mark dated 1913, 39cm.
Provenance: a private English collection; acquired in Latvia during the 1920s and thence by familial descent.
Cf. State Hermitage Museum, inventory number: Мз-И-1761 for a similar version.