Russkii Khudozhestvenni Farfor (La Porcelaine D'Art Russe)( Russian Art Porcelain) by Gollerbach, E. And M. Farmakovski - 1924

Leningrad, 1924. 4to, color pictorial stiff wrappers in blue and black on white. A little shabby but sound. Captions in French and Russian; all else in Russian except some pages of summary in French. Collection of articles on Russian State Porcelain, edited by Gollerbach and Farmakovsky published to celebrate the first five years (1917-1922) of the State Porcelain Manufactory (private ceramic industry being nearly extinct). The artistic director was Chekhonin , one of the first artists to design ceramics with propaganda themes. Also includes some historical background going back to porcelain created for Catherine II. Photographs in the text of the workers and of the products and marks. Full page plates , 11 in color, and 31 in sepia.. Pictorial Wrappers. Very Good. 4to.