SOVIET PORCELAIN FIGURINE "URAL QUADRILLE" CREATED BY ASTA DAVYDOVNA BRZHEZITSKAYA (1912-2004), DULEVO PORCELAIN FACTORY, DESIGNED IN 1953, 1955.

A young couple stands, embraced together; the young woman is wearing a long white skirt with an orange floral pattern and a purple pattern with a blue sash, the young man is wearing brown trousers with black boots and an orange top with a white circular pattern, he is holding an accordion, looking at the young woman. Factory mark, quality mark, and date mark "1955" in blue underglaze ornament, "32" in blue underglaze ornament, "172" in fine black underglaze ornament; dimensions: 14.6 x 11.1 x 13.3 cm (5 3/4 x 4 3/8 x 5 1/4 inches). LITERATURE: Ode to Joy (Moscow: Pinakoteka, 2008), p. 341, No. 265 (illustrated).