RUSSIAN AND WESTERN EUROPEAN DECORATIVE ART

A RUSSIAN GARDNER PORCELAIN FIGURINE LATE 19TH C

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Start price: $500

Estimated price: $1,000 - $1,500

Buyer's premium: 25%

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An antique porcelain figurine of the Gardner Factory "The Shoemaker". Depicts a man in a gray shirt and an apron. Squinting, he punches the sole of the boot with a hammer. He has a craft bag over his shoulder. The figurine is made at a high level, neatly painted. At the bottom, overglaze red stamp of the Gardner factory under a double-headed eagle, a handwritten number 18, and the GARDNER stamp are embossed in the mass.

Dimensions: H: 8 1/4 in. (20.9 cm.)

Condition: Excellent