26 November 2014 Russian Art Auctions
26 November 2014
319. A SOVIET PORCELAIN FIGURINE OF BORIS GODUNOV
AFTER A 1922 MODEL BY YAKOV TROUPYANSKY, STATE PORCELAIN MANUFACTORY, SCULPTED BY ANATOLY LUKIN, LENINGRAD, 1929
Height 28.5 cm.
4,000–6,000 GBP
Provenance: Acquired by the grandfather of the current owner in
the late 1920s–1930s.
Thence by descent.
Related literature:For a similar work, see T.N. Nosovich,
I.P. Popova, Gosudarstvenny farforovy zavod. 1904–1944,
St Petersburg, Orchestr, p. 380.
A realistically modelled figure depicting Feodor Chaliapin in the
role of Boris Godunov, wearing a long finely embroidered white
tunic with yellow belt, purple overcoat, gold skull cap, white boots
and a handkerchief, incised on base in Cyrillic “Troupyanskii”, with
impressed factory hammer and sickle dated 1929 and modeller’s
initials in Cyrillic “A.L”, with red stamp “Made in Russia”
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.