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A RARE SOVIET PORCELAIN VASE
Lot 385

A RARE SOVIET PORCELAIN VASE

BY THE STATE PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, 1929

Closed24 November 2014

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GBP 254,500

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A RARE SOVIET PORCELAIN VASE
BY THE STATE PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, 1929
Of slightly tapering cylindrical form, the body painted in tones of yellow, blue, grey, green, mauve, and brown with figures of Red Army soldiers in winter, shooting, riding horses, and skiing, within a stylised snowy landscape, marked under base with overglaze blue hammer and sickle, masked Imperial Porcelain Factory mark, overglaze red export mark ‘Made in Russia’, impressed numeral ‘4’, and with the painter's signature in Cyrillic and date 'I. Riznich / 1929'
12¾ in. (32.5 cm.) high

Acquired by the grandmother of the present owner in Russia before the Second World War.

Specialist note

Ivan Ivanovich Riznich (1908-1998) was a porcelain painter and sculptor. He graduated from the Pavlovsk Art School in 1926 and in the same year joined the Lomonosov Porcelain Factory. From 1927, Riznich became known for his designs depicting animals and landscapes. He worked for the factory as a painter and modeller until 1965 and again from 1975 until 1998. He painted many popular vases, services and figurines.