Decorative and applied art in the Don Foundation collection: authorial porcelain, small-form sculpture and interior objects, including porcelain figures after designs by Mikhail Shemyakin (the Nutcracker and Carnivals of St Petersburg series), with full attributes.
DPI is the Russian abbreviation for decorative and applied art – objects that combine artistic intent with a practical purpose: small-scale porcelain sculpture, hand-painted ware, interior pieces. Unlike easel painting, such objects were produced from a model in editions, sometimes of only a few dozen.
The collection holds 422 works. Its core is Soviet porcelain sculpture of the 1930s–1980s – the Lomonosov factory in Leningrad, Dulyovo, Verbilki, Polonne, Korosten, Gzhel, Sysert – alongside artist porcelain by Mikhail Shemyakin and individual European pieces.
Each entry states material and technique, dimensions, period and condition. We do not describe pieces as flawless: rubbed gilding and traces of use are normal for objects half a century old, and we say so plainly.
Objects that combine artistic intent with a practical purpose: porcelain and faience sculpture, hand-painted ware, interior pieces. Unlike a painting, they were produced from an artist’s model in editions.
The range in this section is from 380 to 200 000 ₽. Price depends on factory, period, edition size, the sculptor of the model and condition. The current price is on each item’s page.
The section holds 422 works – mostly Soviet porcelain sculpture, with faience, artist porcelain and pieces from European manufactories.
The main evidence is the factory mark on the base, which identifies maker and period. Each description states which mark is present and its condition.
Through the item page or by contacting the foundation. Fragile pieces are packed separately; delivery within Russia and abroad is arranged individually.