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Russian Civil War Commemorative Porcelain Cup and Saucer

$1,500
£1,139.29
€1,310.39
CA$2,095.79
A$2,337.05
CHF 1,219.37
MX$28,676.45
NOK 15,520.66
SEK 14,705.49
DKK 9,779.91
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Painted between 1935 and 1946 by the Dimitrov Factory near Moscow, the rare porcelain cup and saucer commemorates the Russian Civil War of 1918-21. Of high quality with crisp detail and vivid color, the front of cup depicts a detailed scene of Red Army Cavalry on patrol while the saucer features exploding artillery shells on a burgundy background enhanced with gilt scrolls. cup 2 1/8 in. ( 5.4 cm) high; 3 1/4 in. ( 8.2 cm) diam. By Sergei Efremovich Sazonov (1870-1944), Dmitrovsk Porcelain Manufactory. Stamped with factory mark on base of cup and saucer in Russian: Dimitrovskaia for the factory, RSFSR for Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic, Verbilki town outside Moscow and NKMP:-Peoples Commissariat for Local Industry. Few examples of this service, which was produced in the former Gardner Factory, appear on the market. Literature: For a plate by the Dmitrov Factory see Nina Lobanov-Rostovsky, Revolutionary Ceramics: Soviet Porcelain 1917-1927, London, 1990, fig 62.
  • Creator:
    Sergei Efremovich Sazonov (1870-1944)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 2.13 in (54.11 mm)Diameter: 3.25 in (82.55 mm)
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1935-1946
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses.
  • Seller Location:
    St. Catharines, CA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 35FDP1stDibs: LU2325145661

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