USSR / Sovjet-Unie - Olympic Games - 1980 - Mascot





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Official Olympic Mascot Misha the Bear porcelain figurine, produced by Baranovka in the USSR/Ukraine for the 1980 Moscow Games, approximately 13 cm high, circa 1979–1980, in excellent vintage condition with the original Baranovka factory mark and 1-C quality stamp.
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USSR / Ukraine - Olympic Games Moscow 1980 - Official Mascot 'Misha the Bear' - Porcelain Figurine - Barnovka Factory
Beautiful and fully authentic vintage porcelain figurine of Misha the Bear (Mishka), the world-famous official mascot of the XXII Olympic Summer Games of 1980 in Moscow. The iconic bear was designed at the time by the renowned children's book illustrator Viktor Chizhikov.
This particular piece is of excellent collector-grade quality and was produced by the renowned Baranovka Porcelain Factory (Baranivka) in the former Ukrainian SSR.
The underside of the figurine bears a very clear, original red factory stamp: The Baranovka logo:
- The stylized letter 'Б' (Cyrillic B).
- Quality stamp: Marked with '1-C' (1-Sort), indicating the highest quality grade from the factory with no manufacturing faults.
- State price: The original embedded Soviet consumer price of 4 rubles and 10 kopeks (Ц. 4-10).
The bear wears the recognizable Olympic belt with the five rings securely around its waist. The figurine is finished in the classic high-gloss two-tone brown glaze and is in excellent vintage condition with no damage. A valuable and splendid historical object for collectors of Olympic memorabilia and Soviet porcelain.
Dimensions: Height 13 cm.
Production year: Circa 1979-1980.
USSR / Ukraine - Olympic Games Moscow 1980 - Official Mascot 'Misha the Bear' - Porcelain Figurine - Barnovka Factory
Beautiful and fully authentic vintage porcelain figurine of Misha the Bear (Mishka), the world-famous official mascot of the XXII Olympic Summer Games of 1980 in Moscow. The iconic bear was designed at the time by the renowned children's book illustrator Viktor Chizhikov.
This particular piece is of excellent collector-grade quality and was produced by the renowned Baranovka Porcelain Factory (Baranivka) in the former Ukrainian SSR.
The underside of the figurine bears a very clear, original red factory stamp: The Baranovka logo:
- The stylized letter 'Б' (Cyrillic B).
- Quality stamp: Marked with '1-C' (1-Sort), indicating the highest quality grade from the factory with no manufacturing faults.
- State price: The original embedded Soviet consumer price of 4 rubles and 10 kopeks (Ц. 4-10).
The bear wears the recognizable Olympic belt with the five rings securely around its waist. The figurine is finished in the classic high-gloss two-tone brown glaze and is in excellent vintage condition with no damage. A valuable and splendid historical object for collectors of Olympic memorabilia and Soviet porcelain.
Dimensions: Height 13 cm.
Production year: Circa 1979-1980.

