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A Soviet Porcelain Commemorative Platter, Proletariat Porcelain Manufactory, Novgorod Region, 1937
Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 USD
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Description
with factory mark in dark grey and a Cyrillic inscription in overglaze red reading "from a design by R. Vilde, painted by A. Emelianov"
- Porcelain
- Diameter 13 3/8 in.
- 34 cm
after a design by Rudolf Vilde, the center decorated with a portrait of Karl Marx painted in sepia tones surrounded by the slogan "Proletarians of the World Unite, K. Marx. 1818-1883" in Cyrillic gilt letters set among the leaves of a brightly colored wreath
Condition
some minor losses to painting
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
After serving as a Painter at the Imperial Porcelain Manufactory and then the Director of the Painting Workshop of the renamed State Porcelain Factory, Rudolf Vilde took over the directorship of the Painting Workshop at the Komintern Porcelain Manufactory in Volkhov, near Novgorod, in 1936. All of the Novgorod porcelain and faience factories worked closely together, as in this case when artists at the Proletariat Manufactory in Bronnitsy copied one of Vilde's designs. See T. Kudryavtseva, Circling the Square: Avant-Garde Porcelain from Revolutionary Russia, London, 2004, p. 182.