Lot Essay
For a similar model of a pilgrim from a private collection, see O. Sosnina, Gardner: Porcelain Plastic Arts from Private Collections and Moscow Museums, Moscow, 2002, pp. 160-161, no. 96.
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PROPERTY OF AN IMPORTANT EUROPEAN COLLECTOR
A PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A PILGRIM
BY THE GARDNER PORCELAIN FACTORY, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1830S
Details
A PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A PILGRIM
BY THE GARDNER PORCELAIN FACTORY, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1830s
Realistically modelled and painted as a pilgrim, resting on a stick, wearing a pale blue robe and yellow trousers, the belt, hat and shoes with gilt heightening, on a circular base, marked under base with impressed factory mark
8¼ in. (21 cm.) high
BY THE GARDNER PORCELAIN FACTORY, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1830s
Realistically modelled and painted as a pilgrim, resting on a stick, wearing a pale blue robe and yellow trousers, the belt, hat and shoes with gilt heightening, on a circular base, marked under base with impressed factory mark
8¼ in. (21 cm.) high
Provenance
With Galerie Popoff, Paris (label under base).
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