BY THE STATE PORCELAIN FACTORY, LENINGRAD, 1924

This rare figure is from Kuznetsov's uncompleted series of the Zodiac Signs, which he began in 1916. The figure of Pisces, sometimes also known as 'February', was first produced in 1918. Kuznetsov completed only the first six of the twelve months, however the production continued into the 1930s. For similar models, see T.N. Nosovich, I.P. Popova, Gosudarstvennyi Farforovyi Zavod, 1904-1944 [State Porcelain Factory, 1904-1944], St Petersburg, 2005, p. 314, and T. Kudriavtseva, Circling the Square, London, 2004, pp. 104-105. A comparable model was sold at Sotheby's, New York, 12 April 2011, lot 159.