The Ballets Russes in lacework porcelain from the Thuringia

From the first factory production of porcelain figurines in Europe, ballet has been a favourite motif: porcelain is a perfect vehicle for conveying the dynamism, brightness of colour, and elaborateness of pose and gesture that is characteristic of the art form.

Meissen Porcelain Ballet Dancer

THREE MEISSEN PORCELAIN FIGURES FROM THE RUSSIAN BALLET 'KARNEVAL', PIERROT, EUSEBIUS AND ESTRELLE, CIRCA 1913-23, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARKS, IMPRESSED NUMERALS, PIERROT WITH INCISED MODEL NO. D.283., EUSEBIUS WITH INCISION BELOW SWORDS

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Sculptural composition of Vera Trefilova as Kitri from the ballet “Don Quixote”

Porcelain For Sale: A HISTORY OF THE LOSSES OF THE STATE MUSEUM OF CERAMICS IN THE 1920s AND 1930s

Herand Porcelain Nude Dancer

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Herand Porcelain Nude Dancer

IMPERIAL PORCELAIN Ballet Collection 1客！+

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