May Night romantic porcelain figurine, Polonnoe Artistic Ceramics Factory, 1960s; the Cossack Levko and his girl friend from Gogol's "May Night or the Drowned Maiden," the third tale in his "Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka".

11 ¼" x 4 5/8" x 4 ¼" (28 x 11 x 10.5cm), young couple taking a moonlit, springtime stroll.

Very good condition. There is a 1/8" scuff in the enamel on her left elbow and an almost unnoticeable narrow strip on the edge of his right coat sleeve where the color was rubbed; neither detracts. He has a pug nose that may not have been the sculptor's intent and there is a slight bump on her right cheek just below her eye that could be an attempt to suggest a tear?

Figure 123 in "Soviet Porcelain [Volume 3]" /

"Pair in love", #676 /in "Soviet Porcelain, Guide for Beginning Collector." /

/trademark #568 in Vol 1 of "Marks on Soviet Porcelain, Faience, and Majolica, 1917-1991"./


$29.00