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A Russian Porcelain Figure of a Lady Removing Her Stocking, Gardner Porcelain Manufactory, 1870s-1880s
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description
- with iron red stamped factory mark, impressed St. George and illegible impressed mark
- Porcelain
- Height 8 1/2 in.
- 21.6 cm
depicting a woman seated on a raspberry bench with simulated gilded fringe and wood legs removing her stocking as her dress slips down her arms, on a stepped rectangular base painted to resemble marble
Condition
overall good condition; with minor firing cracks to dress and bench
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
For a comparable figure in the collection of the All-Russian Museum of Decorative-Applied and Folk Art, see E. Sametskaia, "'Niushechki': ot ofitserskikh siuzhetov do obnazhennykh kolkhoznits," Antikvariat, predmety iskusstva i kollektsionirovaniia January-February 2003, no. 8, p. 100.