AUCTION 35: DECEMBER 2022 DECORATIVE AND FINE ART SALE

A RUSSIAN KUZNETSOV PORCELAIN PLATE DEPICTING BAKST CLEOPATRA BALLET COSTUME

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Start price: $1,000

Estimated price: $1,500 - $2,000

Buyer's premium: 28%

Sales Tax: On buyer's premium only

A rare porcelain plate by Kuznetsov Mfg. depicting a Jewish dancer for the Cleopatra ballet after the drawing by Leon Bakst (1866-1924). Marked on the verso by the manufacturer. The ink inscription reads as follows: "based on the sketch by L. Bakst, Jewish dance, ballet "Cleopatra", numbered in brown ink 1886. Ca. 1920.

Dimensions: D: 9 5/8 in., (24.5 cm.)

Condition: Very good, no chips, small hairline on the fron ot the plate.