Lot 288
288
A PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A WOMAN WITH A BROKEN JUG
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A PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A WOMAN WITH A BROKEN JUG

BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1810S

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A PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A WOMAN WITH A BROKEN JUG
BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1810s
Realistically modelled and painted after a model by S.S. Pimenov, the seated figure with ciselé gilt detailing to her kokoshnik and blue sarafan, holding in one hand the handle of the broken jug, and in the other a kerchief, apparently unmarked
9.1/8 in. (23.1 cm.) high

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Lot Essay

For a similar model, see A.K. Lanceray, Russian Porcelain, The Art of the First Russian Porcelain Factory, Leningrad, 1968, pl. 97.
For a similar, but incomplete model of this figure see, G. Agarkhova, N. Petrova, 250 Years of Lomonosov Porcelain Manufacture St Petersburg 1744-1994, Desertina, 1994, p. 41.
Another similar model was sold Galerie Popoff: an Enduring Passion for Russian Art; Christie's, London, 12-13 October 2009, lot 232.

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