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A Soviet Porcelain Plate "The Water Carrier", The State Porcelain Factory, Petrograd, 1922
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description
- with green cypher mark of Nicholas II dated 1895 and blue State Porcelain Factory mark dated 1922. Also with design number No. 69/4
- Porcelain
the center depicting a standing peasant girl in sarafan and kokoshnik balancing a yoke and two water buckets in a landscape, the cavetto with a black and green border
Literature
The image of the water carrier is clearly a reference to Stepan Pimenov's famous sculpture of a female water carrier introduced at the Imperial Porcelain Factory in 1817, one of the institution's first and most important heroicizing depictions of the peasantry. For a very similar plate, see Nina Lobanov-Rostovsky, Revolutionary Ceramics: Soviet Porcelain, 1917-1927, London, 1990, p. 118, no. 136
Condition
overall good condition
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.