Russian Works of Art, Fabergé and Icons
Russian Works of Art, Fabergé and Icons
Kapital: a Soviet porcelain propaganda plate, State Porcelain Factory, Petrograd, 1921
Auction Closed
December 2, 04:59 PM GMT
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Kapital: a Soviet porcelain propaganda plate, State Porcelain Factory, Petrograd, 1921
after a design by Mikhail Adamovich, circular with scalloped rim, the cavetto painted with a worker in front of a factory, inscribed ‘Kapital’ in Cyrillic, with hammer, sickle and cog dated 1921, with green Imperial cypher of Nicholas II dated 1899
diameter 25cm, 9 7/8 in.
For further information, please see Nina Lobanov-Rostovsky, Revolutionary Ceramics, Soviet Porcelain 1917-1927, London, 1990, p. 32.