This figure of a romantic couple in Greek costume was probably made by the Popov factory in Russia. There is no factory mark. There are similar figures in a couple book sources as well as two examples sold by major […]
Yusupov was one of the great Russian Private Factories for the brief period of its existence. The factory proper was started by Prince Nikolai Yusupov in 1827 but had actually begun a few years earlier as a porcelain painting enterprise. […]
This form seems to have been a favourite made by multiple Russian Private Factories. It is half of a pair of Turkish man and woman cups. Like last week’s, this cup began its history with a lid. Turkey seems to […]
My best guess is that this cup was made by a Russian Private Factory somewhere between 1810 and 1830. It will take more time and research to be definitive. The subject is what really sells this as being a Russian […]
Literally the day after a book I had ordered about the Batenin and Kornilov factories arrived, I spotted this jug listed as Staffordshire. Deja view. Didn’t I just see this in the new book? Checked and sure enough there it […]
The Russian Private Factories of the nineteenth century were highly competitive with each other. Certain popular subjects such as this were made by more than one factory. It can be tricky to tell the work of one from another when […]
This figure of Benvenuto Cellini (Cellni) has the same Popov mark as the spill vase seen last week. This model dates to the 1830s. It is from a series of Renaissance greats made by A.G. Popov which also included Leonardo […]
This was a lucky find early one morning. This spill vase was misidentified, seriously undervalued and mine for a song as the old saying goes. Unfamiliar with spills and the vases used to hold them? Spills were lengths of dry […]
I had no idea when I bought this intriguing figure that it came from the one of the Russian Private Factories of the 19th century. After having enjoyed it for a few years, I came across another in a book […]
I bought this fine figure of a Gentleman Dandy because he was such a great character. A flamboyant and gregarious man-about-town from another era. You might see someone like this turn up on Penny Dreadful if any of you are […]