- 572
Sailor With a Banner, Lomonosov State Porcelain Factory, Leningrad, after 1945
Estimate
4,500 - 6,500 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- porcelain
- height 19cm, 7 1/2 in.
after a 1921 design by Natalia Danko, stamped blue factory mark and 2S in Cyrillic (vtoroi sort)
Literature
Oda k Radosti/Ode to Joy, p. 96, cat. no. 57; for comparison, see Nosovich and Popova, pp. 343-344; and N. Lobanov-Rostovsky, Revolutionary Ceramics: Soviet Porcelain 1917-1927, London, 1990, cat. no. 91, p. 94.
Condition
overall good condition; small scattered losses to tip of banner and underside of sailor's right arm
"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
Following events such as the 1905 mutiny aboard the Potemkin, immortalised in film by Sergei Eisenstein, and the blank shot fired from the Aurora that was understood as the signal for the October Revolution, sailors proved particularly potent visual reminders of the social and political upheavals that allowed for the formation of the USSR.
Known for their radical political inclinations, the rank and file of the Imperial Navy had been prohibited by the Tsarist regime from attending many public events, riding streetcars and even from visiting entire quarters of St Petersburg. Following the Revolution sailors were no longer constrained and the appearance of these young men on the streets provided artists such as Sergei Chekhonin, Alexandra Shchekotikhina-Pototskaia and Natalia Danko with rich visual material.
Known for their radical political inclinations, the rank and file of the Imperial Navy had been prohibited by the Tsarist regime from attending many public events, riding streetcars and even from visiting entire quarters of St Petersburg. Following the Revolution sailors were no longer constrained and the appearance of these young men on the streets provided artists such as Sergei Chekhonin, Alexandra Shchekotikhina-Pototskaia and Natalia Danko with rich visual material.