A Russian porcelain figurine of a shepherd boy, Kornilov Brothers, St. Petersburg, 1843-1861. In the style of Jacob Petit, the shepherd boy shown seated on a tree stump holding his pipe in his hand, with his dog at his feet & his crook resting against the stump. His clothing ornamented with profuse gilt ornament. The underside with iron red factory mark. Factory, ST Petersburg, mid-19th century. The boy, depicted sitting on a tree stump, holding a clarinet with both hands, the boy’s herding dog sits by his feet, his bright costume ornately decorated with gilded detailing. Height: 9 3/4″ (24.7 cm).

A version of this model rendered as an inkwell from the collection of the State Hermitage Museum is reproduced inFarfor brat’ev Kornilovykh, St. Petersburg, 2003, p. 34; another example of this model is illustrated in V. V. Znamenov, ed. Chastnye farforovye zavody rossiiskoi imperii, 1756-1917, Moscow & Saint Petersburg, 2011, ill. p. 305