Lot Essay
Soviet propaganda porcelain depicting Trotskii is extremely rare, few pieces are known to have survived, due to historical reasons.
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BY THE STATE PORCELAIN FACTORY, WITH GREEN UNDERGLAZE MARK OF HAMMER, SICKLE AND COG, NUMBERED N 700/19
Details
A Soviet porcelain propaganda mug
by the State Porcelain Factory, with green underglaze mark of hammer, sickle and cog, numbered N 700/19
Cylindrical with flared rim, Red Army The Defence of Workers, the slogan flanking a red star with white hammer and sickle appearing behind a portrait of Trotskii, with his signature below, brown band inside rim, marked under base
3¾ in. (9.4 cm.) high
by the State Porcelain Factory, with green underglaze mark of hammer, sickle and cog, numbered N 700/19
Cylindrical with flared rim, Red Army The Defence of Workers, the slogan flanking a red star with white hammer and sickle appearing behind a portrait of Trotskii, with his signature below, brown band inside rim, marked under base
3¾ in. (9.4 cm.) high
Provenance
Christie's London, 5 October, 1989, lot 352.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.