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A Soviet porcelain plate, State Porcelain Manufactory, Petrograd, 1920
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description
- porcelain
- diameter 23.6cm, 9 3/8 in.
after a design by Pyotr Vyechegzhanin, the rim inscribed in Russian 'From the spark of 1905 flamed world revolution', the cavetto painted with a bright pink sun bursting with yellow flames, with overglaze blue hammer, cog and sickle dated 1920
Provenance
Tamara Rust Milford
Thence by descent
Condition
very good condition, with a small area of rubbing to the paint of the sunset, visible in the printed catalogue illustration, and a very small area of loss to the black border at 9 o'clock.
"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
Tamara Rust Milford (1913-2008) was a Russian émigré to Britain who became prominent in British Communist circles. She married, firstly, William Rust (1903-1949) editor of London's daily Communist newspaper the Daily Worker, later the Morning Star. Following his death, she married, in 1956, Wogan Philipps, 2nd Baron Milford (1902-1993), the only member of the British Communist Party ever to sit in the House of Lords. They lived in Hampstead, where the 'Red Peer' and his wife entertained like-minded friends.
For this design, which celebrates the 1905 wave of unrest which resulted in the establishment of the State Duma, the multi-party system, and the Russian Constitution of 1906, please see I.P. Popova, Gosudarstvennii Farforovii Zavod 1904-1944, 2005, p. 272. For further information about the designer, please see N. Lobanov-Rostovsky, Revolutionary Ceramics: Soviet Porcelain 1917-1927, 1990, p. 147.