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Unknown — Crimean Tatar Woman: a porcelain figure from the 'Peoples of Russia' Series, after a design by Pavel Kamensky, Imperial Porcelain Factory, St Petersburg
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Crimean Tatar Woman: a porcelain figure from the 'Peoples of Russia' Series, after a design by Pavel Kamensky, Imperial Porcelain Factory, St Petersburg

This porcelain figure represents a Crimean Tatar woman as part of the Imperial Porcelain Factory's ambitious "Peoples of Russia" series, which documented the empire's diverse ethnic populations through decorative sculpture. Pavel Kamensky's design captures the subject in traditional dress, reflecting the 19th century Russian artistic interest in ethnographic representation and the material culture of imperial territories. As a product of the prestigious St. Petersburg manufactory, the piece exemplifies how fine porcelain was employed both as decorative art and as a tool for cultural documentation within the Russian Empire.

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Fabergé, Imperial & Revolutionary Art

November 26, 2024

Estimate: $7,000$9,000

Lot 364

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Unknown, Crimean Tatar Woman: a porcelain figure from the 'Peoples of Russia' Series, after a design by Pavel Kamensky, Imperial Porcelain Factory, St Petersburg

This porcelain figure represents a Crimean Tatar woman as part of the Imperial Porcelain Factory's ambitious "Peoples of Russia" series, which documented the empire's diverse ethnic populations through decorative sculpture. Pavel Kamensky's design captures the subject in traditional dress, reflecting the 19th century Russian artistic interest in ethnographic representation and the material culture of imperial territories. As a product of the prestigious St. Petersburg manufactory, the piece exemplifies how fine porcelain was employed both as decorative art and as a tool for cultural documentation within the Russian Empire.

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Related themes

Ethnographic Portraiture, Cultural Documentation, 19th Century, Decorative Arts, Russian Artist, porcelain figurine, Imperial Russian, Sculptural Ceramics, Neoclassicism, Refined Elegance

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Richard Caswell, Sebastián Naranjo, Jonah Handel, Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, Ethan Elkins, Alex Capecelatro, Mihail Lari, Cleveland Museum of Art