Lot number 25 - Auction 142
SELTENE SOWJET-PROPAGANDA-TASSE AUS DEM SERVICE 'DER GRAUE WOLF'

TAMARA NIKOLAEVNA BESPALOVA-MIKHALEVA 1912 St. Petersburg - 1991 Leningrad A RARE SOVIET PORCELAIN CUP FROM THE SERVICE 'THE GRAY WOLF' Soviet Union, Leningrad, State Porcelain Factory, 1933-1935 Painted with gilt reserves. Underglaze green factory mark with hammer and sickle. T.N. Bespalova-Mikhaleva joined the porcelain factory as an artist in 1931, shortly after completing her studies. In her first years of work, she often devoted herself to bright, colorful and optimistic motifs, often with floral elements. During this period, sets with fairy tale scenes were created, including "The Gray Wolf" (1933-1935) and "The Tale of Tsar Saltan" (1934). Diam. 9.5 cm.