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Seated Nude Putting on a Slipper: A Soviet porcelain figure, State Porcelain Manufactory, Leningrad, 1923
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description
- porcelain
- height 18.3cm, 7 1/4 in.
after the design by Alexander Matveev, impressed Cyrillic initials AD, overglaze blue factory mark dated 1923, numbered 675/4
Provenance
Purchased by the mother of the current owner from Mikhail Alekseevich Sergeev (1888-1965), the first post-Revolution director of the Narodnij (later Gosudarstvennij/GOS) bank
Condition
Excellent condition, with minor firing flaws.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Matveev's design was awarded a Gold Medal at the 1925 Paris Exhibition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes. For comparison, please see N. Lobanov-Rostovsky, Revolutionary Ceramics: Soviet Porcelain, 1917-1927, London, 1990, no. 109, p. 103; T. Nosovich and I. Popova, Gosudarstvennyi farforovyi zavod, 1904-1944, St Petersburg, 2005, pp. 332-333; and Aleksandr Matveev i ego shkola, St Petersburg, 2005, p. 205, cat. 202.