Lot 255 , Two porcelain figures of a water carrier and a peasant

Two porcelain figures of a water carrier and a peasant, Kornilov Brothers Manufactory, St Petersburg, 1860-1880's, the water carrier missing his yoke and buckets, with iron red printed mark, 18cm, the second of a peasant lacking the box which he should be carrying upon his shoulder, brown printed garter mark, 17cm, both with losses
Estimate £400-600

Water carrier is missing both ends of yoke with buckets?

The peasant figure has an unglazed cement patch on his shoulder with a wooden dowel where a box crate would once have been. MacDougals acutioneers sold the same figure this year with the box crate.

Otherwise both in good condition.


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Sold for £400