Lot 165
- 165
A Soviet porcelain figure: An Afghan woman removing her veil, Lomonosov State Porcelain Factory, Leningrad, after 1928
Estimate
7,000 - 9,000 USD
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Description
- porcelain
- height 5 7/8 in., 14.8 cm
a design by Elizaveta Tripolskaia (1881-1958), with impressed factory mark and Cyrillic initials IK for modeler Ivan Kuznetsov, also with Made in Russia (an export mark) stamped in iron red
Condition
with a small area of break near the veil under the figure's arm at right, well repaired but with small discoloration, the nose possibly repainted
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.
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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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Based on her study of the Lomonosov archives, Elvira Sametskaia has suggested that Tripolskaya designed this model as part of a group of three Eastern figures while still a student at VKhUTEIN. (For another figure from this group, see Sotheby's New York, 12 April 2011, lots 167 and 168.) This figurine is a bit shorter than those versions in Russian museum collections; the export mark suggests that the reduced design was intended for export. See E. Sametskaia, Sovetskii agitatsionnyi farfor, Moscow, 2004, pp. 310, 313. For a similar model in a Russian collections, see T.N. Nosovich and I.P. Popova, Gosudarstvennyi farforovyi zavod, 1904-1944, St. Petersburg, 2005, p. 596.