AUCTION # 30: RUSSIAN APPLIED AND DECORATIVE ART

A RUSSIAN PORCELAIN WATER JUG BY POPOV 19TH C.

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Start price: $2,000

Estimated price: $3,000 - $4,000

Buyer's premium:

Rare porcelain pitcher by Popov, Russia, 19th century. An elongated pitcher painted with flowers, at the bottom modeled as a sea scallop shell. The handle is modeled as a curved twig of a coral. Marked by the manufacturer in blue ink on the base underglaze. Literature reference: 1. Private Porcelain Factories of Imperial Russia, St. Petersburg, p.164; 2. Imperial Porcelain Factory, p. 429.

Dimensions: H: 8 1/2 in., (21.5 cm.)

Condition: No chips or cracks, gilding is partially lost