Lot Essay
For comparable figures, see O. Sosnina, Gardner: Porcelain Plastic Arts from Private Collections and Moscow Museums, Moscow, 2002, pp. 84-86 and p.265.
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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT SCANDINAVIAN COLLECTION, PART II
FOUR PORCELAIN GROUPS OF CHILDREN
BY THE GARDNER PORCELAIN FACTORY, MOSCOW, 1880-1890S
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FOUR PORCELAIN GROUPS OF CHILDREN
BY THE GARDNER PORCELAIN FACTORY, MOSCOW, 1880-1890S
One group depicting two children playing with mittens; the other depicting two boys with baskets of mushrooms resting on the grass, with a match holder and match strike; the other modelled as four children standing by a well; the other depicting a boy being chased by the geese, with a match holder and match strike, all marked under bases with red printed factory marks, two also with impressed marks, some further impressed with numerals
6¼ in. (15.9 cm.) high and smaller
BY THE GARDNER PORCELAIN FACTORY, MOSCOW, 1880-1890S
One group depicting two children playing with mittens; the other depicting two boys with baskets of mushrooms resting on the grass, with a match holder and match strike; the other modelled as four children standing by a well; the other depicting a boy being chased by the geese, with a match holder and match strike, all marked under bases with red printed factory marks, two also with impressed marks, some further impressed with numerals
6¼ in. (15.9 cm.) high and smaller
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