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A Soviet Porcelain Figure: The Awakening East (Turkish Woman), Elena Danko, Lomonosov State Porcelain Manufactory, Leningrad, 1928
Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 USD
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Description
with black overglaze factory mark and date, the underside interior also with partial label on which the beginning of the work's subtitle (Turchanka) can be made out
- porcelain
- Height 4 1/2 in.
- 11.4 cm
depicting a veiled young woman seated on a rug and reading a newspaper with the Russian headline "Workers of the World Unite"
Condition
some small restoration to the proper right arm
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
Elena Danko, younger sister of sculptor Natalia, spent several years designing and painting brightly-colored decorative schemes for her sister's designs. In 1921 she began to create her own sculptures, including this alluring figure, which was often among those exhibited abroad and exported. On this design, see E. Gollerbakh, Russkii khudozhestvennyi farfor, Leningrad, 1924, opp. p. 100 and 110 and T.N. Nosovich and I.P. Popova, Gosudarstvennyi farforovyi zavod, 1904-1944, St. Petersburg, 2005, pp. 335.