BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, 1780-1790S

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A PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A KABARDIN MAN FROM THE 'PEOPLES OF RUSSIA' SERIES
BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, 1780-1790s
Realistically modelled and painted, a standing figure of a man, wearing a orange-red hat, a matching belted tunic and a pale olive long coat, on a circular shaped naturalistic base, moulded with Russian inscription 'Kabardinits' at the back of the base, apparently unmarked; with incised Cyrillic letter
8½ in. (21.6 cm.) high

Provenance

With Galerie Popoff, Paris, 1973 (label under base).

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Lot Essay

For a similar model of a native Kabardin Man, see M. Baruch, et al., Shedevry Russkogo Farfora XVIII Veka iz Sobraniya Galerei 'Popov & Co' [Masterpieces of Russian 18th Century Porcelain, from the Collection of 'Popov & Co'], Moscow, 2009, p. 20.

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