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Small-scale porcelain sculpture: figures and compositions in porcelain with painting, gilding or left in biscuit. The selection includes both pieces produced after factory sculptors' models and works by individual artists. Factory, period and condition, where known, are given in the item's description.

392 works in the collection. Prices: from 10 to 2 400 $

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Dancer
Dancer
60 $
Technique: Porcelain.
Size: Height 16 cm.
 Gogol's Characters. The Manilovs.
Gogol's Characters. The Manilovs., 1950s
290 $
Technique: Porcelain.
Size: 16 × 9 × 6.5 cm.
 Girl by the Birch Tree
Girl by the Birch Tree, 1950s–60s
60 $
Technique: Porcelain, polychrome painting.
Size: Height 17 cm.
 Girl in a Headscarf
Girl in a Headscarf, 1960s
30 $
Technique: Porcelain.
Size: Height 12 cm.
 German Shepherd
German Shepherd
50 $
Technique: Porcelain.
Size: Length 20 cm, height 10.5 cm.
 Crucian Carp
Crucian Carp, 1970s
85 $
Technique: Porcelain, painting, gilding.
Size: Height 15.5 cm.
 Russian Dance
Russian Dance, 1950s
80 $
Technique: Porcelain, painting, gilding.
Size: Height 13.5 cm.
 Sculptural group “Hopak”
Sculptural group “Hopak”
160 $
Technique: Porcelain.
 Figurine “Golden Hair (Goldilocks)”
Figurine “Golden Hair (Goldilocks)”, 1960–1970
70 $
Technique: Porcelain, painting, gilding.
 Figurine “Russian Chastushki”
Figurine “Russian Chastushki”, 1955–1962
45 $
Technique: Porcelain, painting, gilding.
Size: Height 9 cm.
 Figurine “Woodcutter”
Figurine “Woodcutter”, 1970s
150 $
Technique: Porcelain.
Size: Height 15.8 cm.
 Porcelain figurine “Shepherd Boy”
Porcelain figurine “Shepherd Boy”, 1956–1970
75 $
Technique: Porcelain, painting.
Size: Height 19 cm.
 Porcelain figurine “Rich Catch”
Porcelain figurine “Rich Catch”, 1970s
210 $
Technique: Porcelain.
Size: Height 23.5 cm.
 Figurine “Chubby Baby with an Apple”
Figurine “Chubby Baby with an Apple”, 1930–1939
200 $
Technique: Porcelain, painting.
 Figure “Zaporozhian Cossack” from the series “Aeneid”
Figure “Zaporozhian Cossack” from the series “Aeneid”, 1960s
150 $
Technique: Porcelain, painting, gilding.
Size: Height 19.5 cm.
 Figure “Bacchus” from the series “Aeneid”
Figure “Bacchus” from the series “Aeneid”, 1960s
35 $
Technique: Porcelain, painting, gilding.
Size: Height 15 cm.
 Figure “Girl with a Mirror” from the series “Aeneid”
Figure “Girl with a Mirror” from the series “Aeneid”, 1960s
120 $
Technique: Porcelain, painting, gilding.
Size: Height 12 cm.
 Porcelain figurine “Accordion Player”
Porcelain figurine “Accordion Player”, 1970–1990
70 $
Technique: Porcelain, painting.
Size: Height 17 cm.
 Porcelain figurine “Dancing Hutsuls”, Polonne, USSR
Porcelain figurine “Dancing Hutsuls”, Polonne, USSR
170 $
Technique: Porcelain.
Size: Height 13.5 cm.
 Porcelain figurine “Exercises”, LFZ mark
Porcelain figurine “Exercises”, LFZ mark
170 $
Technique: Porcelain.
Size: Height 11 cm.
 (P) Boy with a Fish. China, 1940s
(P) Boy with a Fish. China, 1940s
330 $
Technique: Porcelain, painting.
Size: Height 22 cm.
 Figurine “Red Guard”
Figurine “Red Guard”, 20th century
360 $
Technique: Porcelain, polychrome painting.
Size: Height 29 cm, width 20.5 cm.
 Figurine “Peasant Woman and Red Guard”
Figurine “Peasant Woman and Red Guard”, 20th century
570 $
Technique: Porcelain, polychrome painting.
Size: Height 33 cm, width 30 cm, depth 13.5 cm.
 Figurine “Girl with Kumanets” USSR ZKhK Polonne 1960s
Figurine “Girl with Kumanets” USSR ZKhK Polonne 1960s
100 $
Technique: Porcelain.
Size: Height 17 cm.
 Figure “Alyonushka”
Figure “Alyonushka”, 1970s
210 $
Technique: Porcelain, painting.
Size: Height 19.5 cm.
 Figure “Girl with Watering Can”
Figure “Girl with Watering Can”, 1950s
110 $
Technique: Porcelain, painting, gilding.
Size: Height 22 cm.
 Figure “Girl Putting on Skates”
Figure “Girl Putting on Skates”, 1950s
160 $
Technique: Porcelain, painting, gilding, lustre.
Size: Height 17 cm.
 Porcelain figurine “Dancing Kazakh Woman”
Porcelain figurine “Dancing Kazakh Woman”, 1950–1956
150 $
Technique: Porcelain.
 Figurine “Shepherd Boy (‘Lel’)”
Figurine “Shepherd Boy (‘Lel’)”, 1950
40 $
Technique: Porcelain, painting.
Size: Height 10 cm.
 Figurine “Dancer in a Red Kerchief and an Embroidered Shirt”
Figurine “Dancer in a Red Kerchief and an Embroidered Shirt”, 1960s
30 $
Technique: Porcelain, painting.
Size: Height 12 cm.
 Figurine “Nakhimov Cadet with a Drum”
Figurine “Nakhimov Cadet with a Drum”, 1960s
330 $
Technique: Porcelain, painting.
Size: Height 16.5 cm.
 Figurine “Girl with a Little Boat”
Figurine “Girl with a Little Boat”, 1962–1977
120 $
Technique: Porcelain.
 Figurine “Tayutka's Mirror”
Figurine “Tayutka's Mirror”, 1962–1977
55 $
Technique: Porcelain.
Size: Height 8 cm.
 [Signed, Reference Painting] Figurine “To the Accordion”
[Signed, Reference Painting] Figurine “To the Accordion”, 1966
220 $
Technique: Porcelain, painting, gilding, lustre.
Size: Height 13.2 cm.
 Figurine “Tatar Dance”
Figurine “Tatar Dance”, 1956
180 $
Technique: Porcelain, polychrome painting.
Size: Height 23 cm.
 Porcelain figurine “Chinese Girl”, Soviet era
Porcelain figurine “Chinese Girl”, Soviet era
25 $
Technique: Porcelain.
Size: Height 15 cm.
 Porcelain figurine “Dance with an Accordion and a Tambourine”, Polonne, USSR
Porcelain figurine “Dance with an Accordion and a Tambourine”, Polonne, USSR
75 $
Technique: Porcelain.
Size: Height 19 cm.
 Porcelain figurine “Young Embroiderer”, Pesochnoye USSR
Porcelain figurine “Young Embroiderer”, Pesochnoye USSR
230 $
Technique: Porcelain.
Size: Height 17.5 cm.
 Porcelain figurine “Boy with a Teddy Bear”, Pesochnoye, USSR
Porcelain figurine “Boy with a Teddy Bear”, Pesochnoye, USSR
200 $
Technique: Porcelain.
Size: Height 19 cm.
 Figurine “Shouxing”, porcelain, China, 1950
Figurine “Shouxing”, porcelain, China, 1950
220 $
Technique: Porcelain.
Size: Height 29 cm.
 Figurine “God of Power and Career Luck Lu Xing”
Figurine “God of Power and Career Luck Lu Xing”, 1950
220 $
Technique: Porcelain.
Size: Height 32 cm.
 Porcelain figurine “Dancing Chinese Woman”
Porcelain figurine “Dancing Chinese Woman”
220 $
Technique: Porcelain.
Size: Height 28 cm.
 Porcelain figurine “Yemelya and the Pike”
Porcelain figurine “Yemelya and the Pike”, 20th century
120 $
Technique: Porcelain, painting, gilding.
 Porcelain figurine “Bandura Player”
Porcelain figurine “Bandura Player”
150 $
Technique: Porcelain, painting, gilding.
Size: Height 12.2 cm.
 Porcelain figurine “Snow Maiden”
Porcelain figurine “Snow Maiden”
100 $
Technique: Porcelain, painting, gilding.
Size: Height 28 cm.
 Matryoshkas
Matryoshkas, 1975–1977
100 $
Technique: Porcelain.
 Figurine “Tayutka's Mirror”
Figurine “Tayutka's Mirror”, 1962–1977
85 $
Technique: Porcelain.
Size: Height 8 cm.
 Figurine “Ognevushka-Poskakushka”
Figurine “Ognevushka-Poskakushka”, 1962–1977
85 $
Technique: Porcelain.
Size: Height 12 cm.
 Porcelain figurine “Fair” ZKhK Polonne USSR
Porcelain figurine “Fair” ZKhK Polonne USSR
150 $
Technique: Porcelain.
Size: Height 17 cm.
 Porcelain figurine “Boy with Hammer”, “Young Carpenter” Artel Keramik USSR
Porcelain figurine “Boy with Hammer”, “Young Carpenter” Artel Keramik USSR
170 $
Technique: Porcelain.
Size: Height 9.5 cm.
 Porcelain figurine “Girl Tanya with Ball” Artel-Keramik USSR
Porcelain figurine “Girl Tanya with Ball” Artel-Keramik USSR
75 $
Technique: Porcelain.
Size: Height 8.5 cm.
 Circus Bears
Circus Bears
220 $
Technique: Porcelain.
Size: Height 14.5 cm.
 Figurine “Milkmaid” Mongolia Porcelain Rarity
Figurine “Milkmaid” Mongolia Porcelain Rarity, 1960–1970
200 $
Technique: Porcelain, painting.
Size: Height 23.5 cm.
 Girl with a Flower
Girl with a Flower, 20th century
120 $
Technique: Porcelain, painting.
Size: Height 30 cm.
 Sculpture “Young Accordion Player”. Kosenkova. LFZ
Sculpture “Young Accordion Player”. Kosenkova. LFZ, 1950–1960
140 $
Technique: Porcelain, painting, gilding.
Size: 6 × 5 cm.
 Sculpture “Bashkir Dance”. OFZ
Sculpture “Bashkir Dance”. OFZ, 1964–1991
210 $
Technique: Porcelain, painting, gilding.
Size: Height 18 cm.
 Figurine “Skier”
Figurine “Skier”, 1950–1960
250 $
Technique: Porcelain, painting.
Size: 12 × 5 cm.
 Figurine “Snow Maiden”
Figurine “Snow Maiden”, 1962
140 $
Technique: Porcelain, painting, gilding, lustre.
Size: Height 15 cm.
 Figurine “Russian Dance”
Figurine “Russian Dance”
50 $
Technique: Porcelain, painting.
Size: Height 12 cm.
 Figurine “Girl with Teddy Bear”
Figurine “Girl with Teddy Bear”
110 $
Technique: Porcelain.
Size: Height 15 cm.
 Figurine “Boy with Sand”
Figurine “Boy with Sand”, 1973
85 $
Technique: Porcelain.
Size: Height 12 cm.
 Figurine “Georgian Dance”
Figurine “Georgian Dance”, 1960
150 $
Technique: Porcelain, painting, gilding, lustre.
Size: Height 25 cm.
 Sculpture “Seated Ballerina”
Sculpture “Seated Ballerina”
170 $
Technique: Porcelain, polychrome painting.
Size: Height 20.5 cm.
 Sculpture “Poultry Keeper”
Sculpture “Poultry Keeper”, 1960–1970
120 $
Technique: Porcelain, polychrome painting.
Size: Height 19.5 cm.
 Porcelain figurine “Russian Pereplyas” sculptor N. Bobik Polonne ZKhK USSR
Porcelain figurine “Russian Pereplyas” sculptor N. Bobik Polonne ZKhK USSR
80 $
Technique: Porcelain.
Size: Height 18 cm.
 Young Lady with Teapot and Little Cat
Young Lady with Teapot and Little Cat
95 $
Technique: Porcelain, painting, gilding.
Size: Height 12 cm.
 [Two Maidens Under the Window Were Spinning Late in the Evening] Figurines
[Two Maidens Under the Window Were Spinning Late in the Evening] Figurines, 1966
140 $
Technique: Porcelain, painting, gilding, lustre.
Size: Height 11.8 cm.
 Porcelain figurine “Oriental Beauty”, USSR
Porcelain figurine “Oriental Beauty”, USSR
20 $
Technique: Porcelain.
Size: Height 12.5 cm.
 Porcelain figurine “Russian Dance with a Balalaika”, ZKhK Polonne USSR
Porcelain figurine “Russian Dance with a Balalaika”, ZKhK Polonne USSR
65 $
Technique: Porcelain.
Size: Height 17 cm.
 Porcelain figurine “Young Lady with Samovar”, Dulyovo USSR
Porcelain figurine “Young Lady with Samovar”, Dulyovo USSR
45 $
Technique: Porcelain.
Size: Height 14 cm.
 Porcelain figurine “Couple in Love (Bride)” ZKKh Polonne USSR
Porcelain figurine “Couple in Love (Bride)” ZKKh Polonne USSR
200 $
Technique: Porcelain.
Size: Height 26 cm.
 Porcelain figurine “Motherhood (Mother and Child)” Polonne USSR
Porcelain figurine “Motherhood (Mother and Child)” Polonne USSR
150 $
Technique: Porcelain.
Size: Height 17 cm.
 Figure “Girl Making a Snowman”
Figure “Girl Making a Snowman”, 1950s
140 $
Technique: Porcelain, painting, gilding.
Size: Height 11.7 cm.
 Figure “Longboat ‘Slavutich’”
Figure “Longboat ‘Slavutich’”, 1970s
45 $
Technique: Porcelain, painting.
 Sculpture “Dagestani Dance”
Sculpture “Dagestani Dance”, 1960s
120 $
Technique: Porcelain, painting, gilding.
Size: Height 18 cm.
 Figurine “Beach”
Figurine “Beach”, 1960s
200 $
Technique: Porcelain, painting, gilding, lustre.
Size: Height 9 cm.
 Porcelain figurine “Sobakevich”
Porcelain figurine “Sobakevich”, 1955
600 $
Technique: Porcelain.
Size: Height 14 cm.
 Figurine “Little Figure Skater”
Figurine “Little Figure Skater”, 1956
280 $
Technique: Porcelain, painting, gilding, lustre.
Size: Height 13.3 cm.
 Figurine “Girl with a Doll (Lullaby)”
Figurine “Girl with a Doll (Lullaby)”, 1950s
300 $
Technique: Porcelain, underglaze painting.
Size: Height 8.3 cm.
 Figurine “Figure Skater (Speed Skater)”, Polonne ZKhK, USSR
Figurine “Figure Skater (Speed Skater)”, Polonne ZKhK, USSR
230 $
Technique: Porcelain.
 Figure “Solopy Cherevik”
Figure “Solopy Cherevik”, 1960s
95 $
Technique: Porcelain, painting.
Size: Height 15 cm.
 Figure “Gritsko”
Figure “Gritsko”, 1960s
95 $
Technique: Porcelain, painting.
Size: Height 14 cm.
 Figure “Lads with Bandura”
Figure “Lads with Bandura”, 1960s
120 $
Technique: Porcelain, painting.
Size: Height 18.5 cm.
 Figure “Onion Seller”
Figure “Onion Seller”, 1960s
95 $
Technique: Porcelain, painting.
Size: Height 14.5 cm.
 Figure “Pot Seller”
Figure “Pot Seller”, 1960s
95 $
Technique: Porcelain, painting.
Size: Height 11 cm.
 Figure “Black Man with a Bowl”
Figure “Black Man with a Bowl”, 1960s
210 $
Technique: Porcelain, painting.
Size: Height 24.5 cm.
 Porcelain figurine “Gypsy Woman with Cards”. Fortune Teller. ZKhK Polonne. USSR
Porcelain figurine “Gypsy Woman with Cards”. Fortune Teller. ZKhK Polonne. USSR
90 $
Technique: Porcelain.
Size: Height 15.5 cm.
 Porcelain figurines “Hutsuls” Korosten USSR
Porcelain figurines “Hutsuls” Korosten USSR
75 $
Technique: Porcelain.
 2 porcelain figurines “Anush” and “Saro”, USSR, Kislovodsk porcelain
2 porcelain figurines “Anush” and “Saro”, USSR, Kislovodsk porcelain
150 $
Technique: Porcelain.
Size: Height 17 cm.
 Villeroy Boch Birds series
Villeroy Boch Birds series
110 $
Technique: Porcelain.
Size: 14 × 14 cm.
 Figurine “Poet Lin Bu”
Figurine “Poet Lin Bu”, 1960s
200 $
Technique: Porcelain, polychrome painting.
Size: Height 21.5 cm.
 Porcelain figurine “Young Lady-Peasant Girl” Dulyovo, author – Asta Brzhezitskaya
Porcelain figurine “Young Lady-Peasant Girl” Dulyovo, author – Asta Brzhezitskaya
290 $
Technique: Porcelain.
Size: Height 22 cm.

Showing 96 of 392 – the rest is in the Decorative & Applied Art section.

Porcelain figures are the largest part of the collection: 392 works. This is small-scale sculpture produced by Soviet factories from models by staff and invited sculptors – genre scenes, characters from folk tales and literature, athletes, children, national types.

The factories represented include LFZ, Polonne, Dulyovo, Kyiv, LZFI, Sysert, Korosten, Gzhel, Verbilki and Horodnytsia. The factory of a given piece is stated in its description where known.

Factory and period are identified by the mark on the base. In Soviet porcelain the colour of the mark generally indicated grade: red for first, blue for second, green for third. Grade referred to the precision of the painting and the absence of manufacturing faults, not to the artistic merit of the model.

Price depends on factory and period, edition size, the sculptor of the model and condition. The range in this section is from 10 to 2 400 $.

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Questions and answers

What do porcelain figurines cost?

The range in the collection is from 10 to 2 400 $. Mass-produced figures of the 1960s–1980s sit at the lower end; pre-war, short-run and artist pieces at the upper.

How can the factory and year be identified?

By the mark on the base. Each factory had its own mark and changed it over time, which allows dating to within a few years. The mark is given in the item’s description where known.

What does the colour of the mark mean?

In Soviet porcelain it generally indicated grade: red for first, blue for second, green for third – a measure of painting precision, not of artistic value.

What condition is normal?

For pieces 50–90 years old, rubbed gilding and traces of use are usual, and sometimes restoration. Condition, including chips and restored details, is given in the item’s description where known.

What is in this section?

392 works, from mass factory series to rare short-run models and artist porcelain.

See also
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