AUCTION 26: RUSSIAN AND EUROPEAN DECORATIVE ART

A RARE EARLY SOVIET CUP AND SAUCER VERBILKI

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Start price: $300

Estimated price: $500 - $700

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Early Russian Soviet propaganda porcelain teacup and saucer, Dmitrovsky porcelain factory Verbilki. The artist is Alexey Ivanovich Kaloshin. The cup and saucer are decorated with printed hand-finished patterns. In the central cartouche on the cup, there is an image of the Moscow Kremlin, on the reverse side is a cartouche with the inscription "Moscow" in Russian with the letters USSR on both sides. Both the cup and saucer carry the red manufacturer’s stamp on the base. Circa 1931.

Ref.: Soviet Propaganda Porcelain by Elvira Sametskaya, Moscow, 2004, p. 192.Dimensions: Cup H: 2 1/2 in., (6.5 cm.) Saucer D: 6 7/8 in., (17.5 cm)

Condition: Very good, no chips or cracks