Lot Essay
For a similar model of a native Tatar woman, see N.B. von Wolf (ed. V.V. Znamenov), Imperatorskii farforovyi zavod, 1744-1904, St Petersburg, 2008, p. 135.
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A PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A TATAR WOMAN FROM THE 'PEOPLES OF RUSSIA' SERIES
BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, 1780-1790S
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A PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A TATAR WOMAN FROM THE 'PEOPLES OF RUSSIA' SERIES
BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, 1780-1790s
Realistically modelled, a standing figure of a woman, in full-length dress with fur-trimmed hat, holding a watermelon in her right arm, on a shaped circular base, moulded with Cyrillic inscription 'Tatar' at the back of the base, apparently unmarked; with incised 'A' under base
8½ in. (21.5 cm.) high
BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, 1780-1790s
Realistically modelled, a standing figure of a woman, in full-length dress with fur-trimmed hat, holding a watermelon in her right arm, on a shaped circular base, moulded with Cyrillic inscription 'Tatar' at the back of the base, apparently unmarked; with incised 'A' under base
8½ in. (21.5 cm.) high
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