BY THE GARDNER PORCELAIN FACTORY, MOSCOW, FIRST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

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A PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A COACHMAN
by the Gardner Porcelain Factory, Moscow, first quarter 19th century
Realistically modelled and painted, on a circular base with gilt scrolls and rocaille border, marked under base with impressed Cyrillic 'Gardner' mark, blue underglaze 'G' and two blue underglaze dots, incised '4' and painted brown 'N2' and '59'
4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm.) high

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Lot Essay

The series of Russian street vendor figures produced primarily by the Gardner Factory and Imperial Porcelain Factory were inspired by J. G. Georgi's Description of Peoples of Russia published in St Peterburg 1776-1777 and Volshebnyi Fonar' [The Magic Lantern] published later in 1817. Alexander Orlovsky's 1825 Collection de Cris et Costumes de Paysans et St. Petersbourg may have also been a significant influence.

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