Porcelain from a Private Collection, United Kingdom
A figural izba porcelain inkstand, Popov manufactory, second half of 19th century
No reserve
Auction Closed
November 25, 06:21 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
formed as a thatched roof house with a fruiting tree climbing up one side, in front a recumbent dog and a working peasant, another side with barrels and a cogwheel pen rest in front of a young child peeping out of the window, the front of the house with a young lady, the base with underglaze blue factory mark
height 17.5 cm; 17 in.
A version of this design was made by other factories in the second half of the nineteenth century, but this version by Popov exhibits both fine modeling and the wide range of colors made in the factory's glaze laboratory.
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