Lot 602
  • 602

A pair of porcelain figurines of young peasant women, probably Imperial Porcelain Manufactory, circa 1820

Estimate
18,000 - 25,000 GBP
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Description

  • porcelain
  • height: 31cm, 12 1/4 in.
in biscuit porcelain with gilded kokoshniks and sarafan hems, depicted kneeling, rectangular stepped pedestals painted in black with scrolling foliate ornament within gilded borders, unmarked  

Condition

There is a firing crack to the lower hem of the sarafan of one figure. There is wear to the gilding as expected with age.
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