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A Soviet porcelain plate "Land to Workers", State Porcelain Manufactory, 1919
Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 GBP
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Description
- Porcelain
- diameter: 23.8cm, 9 3/8 in.
after a design by N.I. Altman, decorated with a view of a factory, a sickle and a wheat head on green ground within red diamond-shaped band, the border inscribed in Russian "Land to Workers", with blue factory mark dated 1919
Provenance
Presented to General Hermann von der Lieth-Thomsen, circa 1925
Thence by descent
Condition
Two small spots of rubbing to the green paint. Otherwise in very good condition.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The monumental style of the decoration of the plate conforms to the subject matter. It first appeared in Altman's work when he was put in charge of the decoration of the main square of Petrograd for the celebrations of the first anniversary of the Great October Revolution in 1918.
General Hermann von der Lieth-Thomsen, born Hermann Thomsen, (10 March 1867 - 5 May 1942) was a German military aviation pioneer, a senior air commander in the Imperial German Army Air Service during World War I and a founding father of the German military aviation. In the 1920s he actively participated in the German efforts to build a secret Air Force in the Soviet Union. In 1923 he first made contact with the Soviets and in 1925 he was instrumental in establishing the German military mission in the Soviet Union.
Another example is illustrated in T.N. Nosovich and I.P. Popova, State Porcelain Manufactory, 1904-1944, Orchestra St Petersburg, 2005, p.153.