BY THE POPOV PORCELAIN FACTORY AND GARDNER PORCELAIN FACTORY, MOSCOW, FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY
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TWO LARGE PORCELAIN FIGURES OF A GARDENER AND A NIT PICKER
by the Popov Porcelain Factory and Gardner Porcelain Factory, Moscow, first half 19th century
Both realistically modelled, the first depicting a man in a white shirt and a green coat holding a black hat filled with brightly coloured flowers, a spade and watering-can beside him, on a naturalistic rectangular base with gilt rim, blue underglaze Cyrillic monogram 'AP' and incised Cyrillic letter 'Zh'; the second group depicting a man in a green hat removing nits from the hair of a youth seated on the ground before him, on a naturalistic base, the rocaille and scroll border with gilt details, impressed Cyrillic 'Gardner' and Moscow coat of arms, incised Cyrillic 'L', two blue underglaze dots, each marked under base
the first 8¼ in. (21 cm.) high; the second 8 1/8 in. (20.5 cm.) high (2)
by the Popov Porcelain Factory and Gardner Porcelain Factory, Moscow, first half 19th century
Both realistically modelled, the first depicting a man in a white shirt and a green coat holding a black hat filled with brightly coloured flowers, a spade and watering-can beside him, on a naturalistic rectangular base with gilt rim, blue underglaze Cyrillic monogram 'AP' and incised Cyrillic letter 'Zh'; the second group depicting a man in a green hat removing nits from the hair of a youth seated on the ground before him, on a naturalistic base, the rocaille and scroll border with gilt details, impressed Cyrillic 'Gardner' and Moscow coat of arms, incised Cyrillic 'L', two blue underglaze dots, each marked under base
the first 8¼ in. (21 cm.) high; the second 8 1/8 in. (20.5 cm.) high (2)
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