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A Soviet Porcelain Figure "The Basketball Player", Lomonosov State Porcelain Factory, Leningrad, 1925
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description
- after a 1925 design by Natalia Danko (1892-1942), "N. Danko 1925" incised in the paste at the back of the base, the underside with impressed hammer and sickle factory mark in a circular frame and the incised Cyrillic initials E.B., probably for factory painter Ekaterina Bolsheva
- Glazed porcelain
- Height 6 3/4 in.
- 17 cm
depicting a young woman in a red headscarf and blue and white sporting clothing holding a basketball
Provenance
Skinner, Boston, August 25, 1995, lot 496.
Condition
Overall good condition
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.
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.
Catalogue Note
The ball in this young athlete's hand is sometimes painted as a volleyball and sometimes as a basketball. It is generally called "Volleibolistka" or "Basketbolistka" in Russian. See T.N. Nosovich and I.P. Popova, Gosudarstvennyi farforovyi zavod, 1904-1944, St. Petersburg, 2005, p. 594.