Lot 410
  • 410

Firebird: A Soviet porcelain plate, Dulevo Porcelain Factory, circa 1940

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • porcelain
  • diameter 24cm, 9 3/8 in.
depicting Ivan Tsarevich, Helen, the wolf, the horse and the caged Firebird from Alexander Afanasyev's fairytale, with stamped red factory mark, gilt-inscribed in Russian 'Firebird fairytale' and 'Erov. N. E.'

Condition

Excellent condition, with minor gilding wear on the rim of the plate.
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