Lot 375
  • 375

A Russian Porcelain Figure of a Shepherd and His Dog, The Kornilov Brothers Manufactory, St. Petersburg, 1843-1861

Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 USD
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Description

  • with iron red stamped factory mark
  • Porcelain
  • Height 9 1/2 in.
  • 24.2 cm
depicting a Romantic figure of a shepherd in a peaked cap, wearing a sheepskin over his white shirt and blue pants decorated with gilded flourishes, holding a pipe, with his crook to one side and his dog at his feet

Condition

the pipe and the base near the white blossom with areas of restoration
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.
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Catalogue Note

For another edition of this figure in the State Hermitage Museum, see Farfor brat'ev Kornilovykh, St. Petersburg, 2003, p. 34. For the Popov Manufactory's version of this design, see Sotheby's, New York, April 21, 2010, lot 271.