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For a comparable example of this plate, see T. Kudriavtseva, Circling the Square, London, 2004, p. 117, no. 99. Another comparable plate was sold at Christie's, London, 30 November 2005, lot 114.
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BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, PERIOD OF NICHOLAS II, 1905, AND THE STATE PORCELAIN FACTORY, PETROGRAD, 1921
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A SOVIET PROPAGANDA PORCELAIN PLATE 'THE SAILOR'S WALK'
BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, PERIOD OF NICHOLAS II, 1905, AND THE STATE PORCELAIN FACTORY, PETROGRAD, 1921
After the design by Alexandra Shchekotikhina-Pototskaya, the centre painted with a sailor of the Baltic Fleet and his companion, with a cityscape and boats on Neva river to background, the rim with a gilt ciselé Russian inscription '1 May 1921 / Petrograd', marked under base with a partially erased Imperial Porcelain Factory mark and blue overglaze hammer, sickle and cog, and the date '1921.'
9 1⁄4 in. (23.4 cm.) diameter
BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, PERIOD OF NICHOLAS II, 1905, AND THE STATE PORCELAIN FACTORY, PETROGRAD, 1921
After the design by Alexandra Shchekotikhina-Pototskaya, the centre painted with a sailor of the Baltic Fleet and his companion, with a cityscape and boats on Neva river to background, the rim with a gilt ciselé Russian inscription '1 May 1921 / Petrograd', marked under base with a partially erased Imperial Porcelain Factory mark and blue overglaze hammer, sickle and cog, and the date '1921.'
9 1⁄4 in. (23.4 cm.) diameter
Special notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
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For a comparable example of this plate, see T. Kudriavtseva, Circling the Square, London, 2004, p. 117, no. 99. Another comparable plate was sold at Christie's, London, 30 November 2005, lot 114.