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For a similar plate, see T. Kudriavtseva, Circling the Square, London, 2004, p. 99, no. 37.
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BY THE STATE PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, MID-1920S
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A SOVIET PORCELAIN PROPAGANDA PLATE
BY THE STATE PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, MID-1920s
Circular, the center painted with red star, intertwined with hammers and sickles and sheaves of wheat, within a gilt cavetto band, marked under base with underglaze blue hammer, sickle and cog
7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm.) diameter
BY THE STATE PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, MID-1920s
Circular, the center painted with red star, intertwined with hammers and sickles and sheaves of wheat, within a gilt cavetto band, marked under base with underglaze blue hammer, sickle and cog
7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm.) diameter
Provenance
Anonymous Sale; Christie’s, New York, 18 April 2008, lot 244.
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