Porcelain group of a peasant couple, Kuznetsov Factory, Tver, 1889-1917

PORCELAIN GROUP OF A RUSSIAN PEASANT COUPLE, KUZNETSOV PORCELAIN FACTORY, TVER, 1889–1917. Realistically modeled couple standing by a tree stump, the man in a white shirt with a green coat and gray trousers, the woman in a blue dress with a pink apron and a pink headscarf, on an oval grassy base; impressed factory mark of M.S. Kuznetsov, model number 73 and a Cyrillic letter B under the base; overall height: 21.6 cm (8 1/2 inches). LITERATURE Ode to Joy, pp. 48–49, cat. no. 24 (illustrated).