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Atlantic Crossroads, Inc.
P.O. Box 144 Tenafly, NJ 07670
U.S.A.
Phone: 201.567.8717
24-hour FAX: 201.567.6855
Email:Sales@CollectRussia.com
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"Loves Me or Loves Me Not?" (Girl Deviating on a
Flower), Kiev Experimental Ceramic Factory, 1976-1991. |
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"Loves Me or Loves Me Not?" (Girl Deviating on a
Flower), Kiev Experimental Ceramic Factory, 1976-1991.
Measures 7" (19 cm) tall. A pretty maiden in traditional
dress checking her fortune by a time-tested method known to
every Russian or Ukrainian girl: by plucking petals off а
flower (typically chamomile but substitutes would work too)
and reciting verses "(He) Loves Me, Loves
Me Not, Will Spit, Will Kiss, Will Tell to Go to Devil, Will
Take as Bride". The verse that goes with the last petal will
tell her fortune.
Lovely piece in excellent condition, with vibrant colors and
free on noticeable wear. This piece by the Kiev Factory is
far less common than another statuette on the same subject
by the Polonnoe Porcelain Factory.
The trademark is #298 in Volume One of "Marks on Soviet
Porcelain, Faience, and Majolica, 1917-1991". There are also
some additional markings on the bottom, one of them
apparently a retail price. There are also some scuffs at the
bottom possibly to
erase the logo of a retailer.
$110.00 
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