LFZ Pioneer With A Drum figure – £18,000 at Chiswick Auctions.
Peoples of Russia part II… On these pages last week (ATG No 2330) mention was made of the series of porcelain figures of ethnic Russians produced by the Imperial Factory in St Petersburg from the late 18th century up to the revolution.
The name of the factory changed, but modeller Ivan Kuznetsov remained and continued to produce figurines more suited to the times. One appeared at Chiswick Auctions (25% buyer’s premium) on February 13.