BY THE GARDNER PORCELAIN FACTORY, MOSCOW, 1770-1780
Details
A porcelain group of the 'Musical Couple'
by the Gardner Porcelain Factory, Moscow, 1770-1780
A realistically modelled group depicting a bare-foot seated woman in a green jacket, striped skirt, white apron and white scarf, playing a hurdy-gurdy, with a gentelman standing beside her, leaning against a tree-trunk, wearing an open pink jacket with a white shirt underneath, striped trousers and a white hat, playing bag pipes carried under his left arm, his pipe at his foot, on a rectangular naturalistic base with gilt rim, apparently unmarked, with two paper labels under base, one with number '394' and another from the Paris Customs
8 3/8 in. (21.4 cm.) high
by the Gardner Porcelain Factory, Moscow, 1770-1780
A realistically modelled group depicting a bare-foot seated woman in a green jacket, striped skirt, white apron and white scarf, playing a hurdy-gurdy, with a gentelman standing beside her, leaning against a tree-trunk, wearing an open pink jacket with a white shirt underneath, striped trousers and a white hat, playing bag pipes carried under his left arm, his pipe at his foot, on a rectangular naturalistic base with gilt rim, apparently unmarked, with two paper labels under base, one with number '394' and another from the Paris Customs
8 3/8 in. (21.4 cm.) high
Literature
Masterpieces of 18th c..., number 190.
Exhibited
Sèvres, Musée céramique de Sèvres, Exposition de ceramiques russes anciennes, April - October 1929, cat. 270, p. 11.
London, 1 Belgrave Square, Exhibition of Russian Art, 4 June - 13 July 1935, p. 42, number CJ.
London, 1 Belgrave Square, Exhibition of Russian Art, 4 June - 13 July 1935, p. 42, number CJ.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
Brought to you by
Alexis de Tiesenhausen
Check the condition report or get in touch for additional information about this
If you wish to view the condition report of this lot, please sign in to your account.