Russian Works of Art, Fabergé & Icons
Russian Works of Art, Fabergé & Icons
Red Star: A Soviet porcelain plate, State Porcelain Factory, Petrograd, 1921
Auction Closed
June 4, 04:28 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Red Star: A Soviet porcelain plate, State Porcelain Factory, Petrograd, 1921
after the design by Mikhail Adamovitch, the cavetto with a red star containing a hand plough and hammer, the rim
with agricultural tools and letters, symbolising the promotion of literacy and education of the workers, with green
Imperial cypher of Nicholas II dated 1895, cobalt blue factory mark dated 1921
diameter 24cm, 9½in.
For an identical plate, please see N. Lobanov-Rostovsky, Revolutionary Ceramics: Soviet Porcelain, 1917-1927, London, 1990, no. 65, p. 76.