Lot 555
  • 555

Turkmeni Man Writing And Turkmeni Woman Reading, Two Figures, Dmitrovsk Manufactory, Verbilki, 1933-1934

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • porcelain
  • height of man 15.9cm, 6 1/4 in.
after a design by Elizaveta Tripolskaia, both with stamped iron red factory marks, numbered 1776 (male figure) and 1777 (female figure)

Literature

Oda k Radosti/Ode to Joy, p. 131, cat. no. 85; for comparison, see E. Sametskaia, Sovetskii agitatsionnyi farfor, Moscow, 2004, pp. 324-325. 

Condition

Excellent condition. Very minor wear to both bases.
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