AUCTION 35: DECEMBER 2022 DECORATIVE AND FINE ART SALE

A RUSSIAN GARDNER PORCELAIN FIGURINE, LATE 19TH C.

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Start price: $700

Estimated price: $1,200 - $1,500

Buyer's premium: 28%

Sales Tax: On buyer's premium only

Porcelain figurine of the Gardner factory "A man with a hunk of bread, " from the famous series "Pictures of People’s Life." Depicts a man in a coat, who sits on a wooden block, takes off his shoes and a hat, and sprinkles salt on a hunk of black bread. The figurine is highly detailed and neatly hand-painted. Marked on the base with a stamp of the Gardner Factory in red ink overglaze, features an incised factory mark and a handwritten number "125."

Dimensions: H: 5 1/4 in., (13.5 cm.)

Condition: Very good, no chips or cracks.