Property from a Private Collection, Maryland
The Poultry Seller: a porcelain figure from the ‘Traders and Craftsmen’ Series, Imperial Porcelain Factory, St Petersburg, period of Catherine II, 1762-1796
No reserve
Auction Closed
November 25, 06:21 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
based on the engraving Le Marchand de Poulet by Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, depicting a standing male figure, one arm across his chest holding his rucksack strap, the other by his side holding a dead bird, on a circular mound base, with Imperial cypher of Catherine II in underglaze blue, incised Cyrillic N
height 20 cm; 8 in.
Acquired by the parents of the present owners in the 1990s.
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