Lot 298
298
A PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A KAZAN TATAR FROM THE 'PEOPLES OF RUSSIA' SERIES
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A PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A KAZAN TATAR FROM THE 'PEOPLES OF RUSSIA' SERIES

BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, 1780-1790S

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A PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A KAZAN TATAR FROM THE 'PEOPLES OF RUSSIA' SERIES
BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, 1780-1790s
Realistically modelled and painted, a standing figure of a man, wearing a fur-trimmed hat, a belted tunic and a ochre long coat, on a circular shaped naturalistic base, moulded with Cyrillic inscription 'Kazan Tatar' at the back of the base, apparently unmarked; with incised Cyrillic 'ST'
8¾ in. (22.3 cm.) high
Provenance
With Galerie Popoff, Paris, 1973 (label under base).

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Lot Essay

For a similar model of a native Kazan Tatar, see N.B. von Wolf (ed. V.V. Znamenov), Imperatorskii farforovyi zavod, 1744-1904, St Petersburg, 2008, pp. 134 (fig. 7) and 137 and M. Baruch, et al., Shedevry Russkogo Farfora XVIII Veka iz Sobraniya Galerei 'Popov & Co' (Masterpieces of Russian 18th Century Porcelain, from the Collection of 'Popov & Co'), Moscow, 2009, p. 20.
For another similar model, also see Galerie Popoff: an Enduring Passion for Russian Art; Christie's, London, 12-13 October 2009, lot 155.

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