Rare, hard to find, Uniquely, artist painted. Anton Chekhov, The Thick and the Thin, Figurine, 

Pervomaisky Porcelain (1st of May),  1967

Museum quality.

Referenced in "Ode to Joy", page p. 369, No. 298

Inscription reads in Cyrillic:

"Presented to Grigoriyu Nikolaevich from Anatoly Grigoriyevich in Sevastopl in 1967"

The link between porcelain and politics was strong as ever at the time of the Russian Revolution and the years that followed. Bolsheviks’ realised the potential of everyday objects and their ability to deliver easily accessible, yet powerful, messages to further their agenda. Thus they turned to imperial porcelain design as a quick and efficient way to influence the masses. Soon stylised revolutionary symbols with exquisite calligraphy and vivid colourful palettes found their way into porcelain works. Finally, under new leadership, those of the Communist conviction, willingly or not, artists whose names are now truly worldwide icons began to create entirely new styles and forms, expressing their utopian vision of the new era and marking a time for artistic freedom.

The art of porcelain enjoys a special place in the history of Russia,

reflecting the spirit of a country undergoing monumental change in the 1920's,

that of the Russian Revolution through the end of the Soviet period in the 1990's.