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A Soviet Porcelain Plate: The Four Ages of Life, State Porcelain Factory, Petrograd, 1922
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description
- with blue factory mark dated 1922, inscribed "Po ris. Dobuzhinskago" numbered 316/18, with painter's mark of Elizaveta Potapopova; also with green Imperial cypher of Nicholas II dated 1897
- porcelain
- Diameter 8 3/8 in.
- 21.3 cm
with scalloped border, the cavetto with monochromatic silhouette of four figures the four ages of human life; a child, a lady holding the child's hand, a woman carrying a basket of flowers on her head, and an elderly person holding a candle; the image framed within a gilt border, and the scalloped border with a black band
Condition
slight rubbing to paint on plate's edge and to gilding consistent with age and use
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 another edition of this design in the collection of Peterhof, see T. Nosovich and I.P. Popova, Gosudarstvennyi farforovyi zavod, 1904-1944, St. Petersburg, 2005, pp. 197.