MacDougall's Russian Art Auctions 1 December 2011
1 December 2011
606. A PORCELAIN FIGURE OF MIKHAIL FOKIN AS IVAN TSAREVICH
AFTER A 1921 MODEL BY DMITRY IVANOV, LOMONOSOV PORCELAIN MANUFACTORY, LENINGRAD, 1956
Height 24 cm.
2,500-3,000 GBP
Related literature: For similar works, see T.N. Nosovich, I.P. Popova, Gosudarstvennyi Farforovyi Zavod. 1904-1944 (State Porcelain Manufactory. 1904-1944), St Petersburg Orkestr, 2005, pp. 330-331.
Standing on the shaped base, depicting the famous Russian dancer M. Fokin (1880-1942) as Ivan Tsarevich in the I. Stravinsky’s ballet “The Firebird”, stamped under base with “LFZ” factory mark, signed by Varvara Rukovishnikova in Cyrillic, further signed with the artist’s initials and dated 1956.
Notes on symbols:
* Indicates 5% Import Duty Charge applies.
Ω Indicates 20% Import Duty Charge applies.
§ Indicates Artist's Resale Right applies.
† Indicates Standard VAT scheme applies, and the rate of 20% VAT will be charged on both hammer price and premium.