Lot 412
  • 412

Peter the Great: A rare porcelain figure, Miklashevsky Manufactory, Volokitino, 1839-1861

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Description

  • porcelain
  • height 28.3cm, 11 1/4 in.
modelled after Frosté's portrait of the Tsar, standing at a cloth-covered table, wearing the sash and breast star of the Order of St Andrew, with sword and gorget, holding a quill, the table with books, an inkwell, and a document, with iron red factory mark and impressed number 6

Condition

Excellent condition, with minor wear to the gilding of the base.
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