FROM ANTIQUITY TO THE 20TH CENTURY

A RUSSIAN PORCELAIN FIGURE OF SBITEN VENDOR BY GARDNER, 19 C.

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Start price: $2,000

Estimated price: $2,500 - $3,000

Buyer's premium:

Russian bisque porcelain figurine of a Sbiten Vendor, or Sbitenshik. Modelled after an 1809 illustration by A.O. Orlowsky for "Russian Cries, in Correct Portraiture" book. Marked on the bottom with a red "Gardner Porcelain Factory in Moscow" stamp.

C. 1870’s-1890’s.

H: 7.3 in., (18,5 cm.)

Condition: Perfect.