Fine Pottery & Porcelain - 21st February 2024
Lot 771
A Russian porcelain figure of a Malorussian man, Imperial Porcelain factory, c.1912-15, from the
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £11340
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Description
A Russian porcelain figure of a Malorussian man, Imperial Porcelain factory, c.1912-15, from the Peoples of Russia series modelled by Pavel Kamensky, standing upon a rocky base dressed in traditional clothing with a tied sash in blue and yellow, incised signature to the base, 20.5cm.
Provenance: a private English collection. Acquired in Latvia during the 1920s and thence by familial descent.
Cf. State Hermitage Museum, inventory number: Мз-И-1786 for a larger version.