20.11.2025

Evgeny Lanceray. Relaxing Shepherd
Bronze and marble. Dimensions: 6 x 17.5 x 8.7 cm.
Russia, late 19th century

This small bronze sculpture shows a shepherd reclining at ease, his head resting on one hand while the other holds a crook. The figure’s casual pose and expressive details reflect Lanceray’s gift for capturing everyday rural life with warmth and naturalism.

Starting price: 400€
Estimate: 500-700€
Hammer Price: UNSOLD€

A Russian gilt bronze paperweight. Circassian with a Pipe

Second half of the 19th century
8 × 24 × 7 cm

This finely cast gilt bronze paperweight represents a reclining Circassian figure, dressed in traditional attire, holding a rifle and a pipe. Objects of this kind were popular decorative desk accessories in 19th-century Russia, reflecting both interest in the Caucasus region and the era’s fascination with exotic and ethnographic themes.

Starting price: 250€
Estimate: 300-450€
Hammer Price: UNSOLD€

Nikolai Liberich. Lying Boar paperweight.
Model circa 1866
Bronze, casting, chasing
Dimensions: 5.5 × 20.5 × 17.5 cm
St. Petersburg, 1870s–1880s

This finely detailed bronze sculpture depicts a wild boar lying on the ground, rendered with naturalistic accuracy and careful attention to the animal’s anatomy and textured fur.

Exhibitions: A comparable piece was exhibited at the State Russian Museum in Nikolai Liberich. Sculpture and Graphics from the Collections of A. G. Egorov and K. V. Zhuromsky (2011).
Publications: A comparable work was published in the book by A. Egorov and K. Zhuromsky Nikolai Liberich. Sculpture and Graphics (p. 220).

Nikolai Ivanovich Liberich (1828–1883)
Born into a civil servant’s family, Liberich first served in the Life Guards Dragoon and Hussar Regiments, retiring with the rank of colonel. He later studied sculpture at the Imperial Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg under P. K. Klodt, and in 1861 he was awarded the title of Academician.

Liberich became renowned for his numerous hunting, military, and genre scenes, as well as his highly naturalistic animal models. Many of his works were produced for leading bronze and silver manufacturers in St. Petersburg, including A. I. Sokolov, P. A. Ovchinnikov, and I. S. Sazikov. His sculptures were repeatedly shown at the exhibitions of the Imperial Academy of Arts, as well as at major international expositions, including the World’s Fairs in London (1872), Paris (1878), and Antwerp (1885).

Starting price: 800€
Estimate: 1200-1500€
Hammer Price: 1300€

Émile Louis Picault (1833–1915)
St. George Slaying the Dragon
France, late 19th century
Bronze, signed “E. Picault”
Height: 78 cm

This monumental bronze by Émile Louis Picault depicts St. George, the Christian knight and dragon-slayer, standing triumphantly over the defeated beast. The sculpture captures the hero at rest after battle — his pose calm and resolute, his gaze lowered in quiet reflection. The finely rendered armor, detailed sword, and naturalistic anatomy reveal Picault’s exceptional skill in modeling bronze with both strength and grace.

A leading figure of 19th-century French sculpture, Picault was renowned for his allegorical and patriotic subjects as well as mythological heroes. Trained in Paris, he began exhibiting at the Salon des Beaux-Arts in 1863 and went on to produce more than 500 models during his prolific career. His works often explored virtues such as courage, honor, and diligence, rendered with expressive energy and precise craftsmanship.

Examples of his work can be found in major French museums, including:

Chambéry (Le Semeur d’idées, 45 cm)

Clermont-Ferrand (Hébé, 93 cm)

Maubeuge (Le Devoir, Honor Patria, 45 cm)

Troyes (La Famille, joies et peines)

Starting price: 5000€
Estimate: 6000-7000€
Hammer Price: UNSOLD€

Evgeny Lanceray. Ice Cream Vendor and Fish Seller (from the series of Russian Types)
Bronze candlesticks. Dimensions: H. 19.5 cm and 18.5 cm
Russia, late 19th century

These two bronze candlesticks depict lively figures of a fish seller and an ice cream vendor, part of Evgeny Lanceray’s celebrated series of Russian tipazhi (types). Each figure balances a tub on his head, transformed into a functional candleholder.

The candlesticks originally belonged to a larger desk set created in the mid-1870s, consisting of around thirty small figures that served as match holders, ashtrays, candlesticks, a bell, a paper press, and other objects. Thematically, the set reflects the broader trend of Russian art at the time—its fascination with folk life and everyday characters. The artistic roots of this approach go back to the famous 1817 publication The Magic Lantern, or a Display of St. Petersburg Street Vendors, Artisans and Other Common Tradesmen, Depicted True to Life in Their Dress and Shown in Conversation.

The desk set was repeatedly cast at the F. Chopin foundry in St. Petersburg. While a complete example has not survived, individual pieces are now preserved in the collections of the State Historical Museum (Moscow) and the State Russian Museum (St. Petersburg). For further reference see: L. N. Goncharova, Russian Artistic Bronze of the 19th Century, Moscow, 2001, pp. 67–68, 112.

Starting price: 800€
Estimate: 1000-1500€
Hammer Price: 1300€

Evgeny Lanceray. Peasant Woman with Cattle and Dog
Model 1873
Bronze, casting, assembly, patination
27.5 × 26 × 23.5 cm
Petersburg, late 19th – early 20th century
Signature along the base: “E. Lanceray”, cast by C. Berto

This rare bronze group, created by Evgeny Lanceray in 1873, portrays a peasant woman guiding cattle, accompanied by a dog. It combines lively movement with careful attention to costume and detail, reflecting Lanceray’s interest in everyday Russian life and ethnographic themes.

Evgeny Alexandrovich Lanceray (1848–1886)
Born in Morshansk, Tambov province, into a French family that had settled in Russia, Lanceray was the son of a railway engineer. He studied law at St. Petersburg University but received no formal artistic training, instead learning sculpture independently and working from life. He visited workshops of established sculptors, including Nikolai Liberich, and undertook study trips to Paris in 1867 and 1876, where he studied bronze casting and became acquainted with European art.

Lanceray traveled widely across Russia, Ukraine, the Caucasus, the Crimea, Bashkiria, and Kyrgyz lands, and in 1883 visited Algeria. His wax models, later cast in bronze, gained great popularity. Many of his works carried strong national, historical, or ethnographic character, and he also created pieces devoted to the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878. In addition, he designed table services and desk sets.

In 1869 he was awarded the title of “Class Artist, 2nd degree” by the Imperial Academy of Arts, and in 1872 achieved the 1st degree. In 1874 he became an honorary free associate of the Academy, and from 1879 he was a member of the Moscow Society of Art Lovers.

A master of narrative plastic miniatures, Lanceray brought international recognition to Russian sculpture. His works were shown at the World’s Fairs in London (1872), Vienna (1873), Paris (1873), Antwerp (1885), and other cities. His bronzes were cast at all major Russian foundries and by private firms such as Chopin, Stange, Moran, and Berto, as well as at Ural ironworks. Today his works are preserved in the State Russian Museum, the Tretyakov Gallery, and other major collections. Karl Berto (Charles Auguste Bertault) Foundry. Studied under Barbedienne, Paris.

Period: 1889 – 1903.

In 1889 – 1890 the products were marked as Chopin & Berto.

Felix Chopin’s foundry has been passed over to Karl Berto in around 1890.

Starting price: 8000€
Estimate: 10000-12000€
Hammer Price: 12000€

A miniature bronze sculpture depicting a wild boar, set on a stone base. The overall dimensions, including the stand, measure 15 x 10 cm.

Starting price: 100€
Estimate: 150-200€
Hammer Price: UNSOLD€

Dancing Peasant
Russian bronze composition
Mid-19th century
Height: 13 cm

This small bronze figure depicts a peasant caught mid-step in a lively dance, his posture animated and expressive. Works of this type reflected the 19th-century fascination with scenes from folk life, capturing the vitality and humor of rural traditions in miniature sculptural form.

Starting price: 500€
Estimate: 600-800€
Hammer Price: UNSOLD€

Bust of Emperor Alexander I
Russian Empire, St. Petersburg, 1827
Author: Fedor Ivanovich Kovshenkov (1785–1850)
Bronze, casting, patination
Dimensions: 19.5 x 8.5 x 8.5 cm.

This finely executed bust of Emperor Alexander I was created by Fedor Kovshenkov, a master bronzeworker who had once been a serf. In 1822, the Emperor himself recognized Kovshenkov’s talent and freed him from serfdom, appointing him as a bronze master during the construction of the Kazan Cathedral.

In 1826, as an expression of gratitude, Kovshenkov produced his first bust of Alexander I, and he returned to this theme multiple times throughout his career. Several examples in bronze and cast iron are preserved today in the State Russian Museum, alongside his busts of Emperor Nicholas I and Grand Duke Mikhail Pavlovich. A comparable piece is held in the State Literary-Memorial and Natural Museum-Reserve of Alexander Pushkin “Boldino” in the Nizhny Novgorod region.

Fedor Ivanovich Kovshenkov (1785–1850)
Originally a serf, Kovshenkov’s exceptional skill in bronze chasing brought him to the attention of Emperor Alexander I, who liberated him. He went on to create portrait busts of members of the imperial family and other distinguished figures, establishing his reputation within the St. Petersburg artistic milieu of the first half of the 19th century.

Starting price: 2000€
Estimate: 2500-3000€
Hammer Price: UNSOLD€

Cossack on Horseback
Russia (Danzig [Gdańsk], then part of the Russian Empire), late 19th century
Wood, metal
Dimensions: 21.5 × 16 × 7 cm
Inscribed: “А. Ханыковъ. Данцигъ”

A finely carved wooden composition depicting a Cossack horseman, holding a lance and seated on a spirited mount. The sculpture bears a dedication to Alexander Vladimirovich Khanykov (1825–1853) — a noted Russian revolutionary and member of the Petrashevsky Circle, an intellectual and reformist movement in mid-19th century St. Petersburg.

Khanykov, a volunteer student at the St. Petersburg University, was an active participant in the philosophical and political circles of Mikhail Petrashevsky and Nikolai Kashkin. A passionate advocate of Charles Fourier’s socialist ideas, Khanykov delivered a public speech in memory of Fourier on April 7, 1849. That same year, he was arrested in connection with the Petrashevsky case, sentenced to death (later commuted to exile as a private in the Orenburg line battalions).

In exile, Khanykov initiated a secret Russo–Polish–Ukrainian circle, which likely included the poet Taras Shevchenko, also serving in Orenburg. Members of the group held political discussions, wrote satirical pamphlets against the imperial government, and circulated banned literature on economics, geography, and history. Khanykov also compiled a clandestine manuscript on world history praising popular sovereignty and the ideals of the French Revolution of 1789 and 1848, expressing sympathy for Christian socialism.

This wooden sculpture — created in Danzig (now Gdańsk) — appears to be a commemorative or symbolic representation of Khanykov’s revolutionary courage and his association with the frontier and Cossack imagery.

Starting price: 400€
Estimate: 500-600€
Hammer Price: UNSOLD€

Alfred Caravanniez (1855–1917)
“Bayard”
France, late 19th century
Patinated bronze, cast by Barbedienne Foundry
Signed and stamped.
Height: 42 cm

This finely cast bronze depicts Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard (1473–1524) — the legendary French knight celebrated as “le chevalier sans peur et sans reproche” (“the knight without fear and beyond reproach”). The sculpture presents Bayard in full Renaissance armor, standing proudly with folded arms and sword at his side, embodying ideals of honor, loyalty, and martial virtue.

Created by Alfred Caravanniez, a French sculptor trained under Aimé Millet at the École des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, the work exemplifies the historical realism and patriotic romanticism characteristic of late 19th-century French bronze statuary. Cast by the renowned Barbedienne Foundry, it reflects the superior quality and finish that made the firm one of the most respected bronze ateliers of its time.

Caravanniez’s public works include monuments and statues in Saint-Malo, Nantes, Cholet, and Sainte-Anne-d’Auray, most notably the monumental statue of corsair Robert Surcouf (1903) in Saint-Malo, also executed in bronze by Barbedienne.

Starting price: 4000€
Estimate: 5000-6000€
Hammer Price: UNSOLD€

Paul Dubois (1829–1905)
“Le Courage Militaire” (Military Courage)
France, circa 1880
Patinated bronze, signed “F. Barbedienne, Fondeur”
Height: 38 cm

This exceptional bronze, cast by the renowned Barbedienne Foundry, represents “Le Courage Militaire” (Military Courage) — one of the four allegorical figures created by Paul Dubois for the cenotaph of General Juchault de La Moricière in the Cathedral of Nantes.

Depicted as a seated Roman warrior, the figure embodies noble restraint and strength through a masterful synthesis of naturalism and classical idealization. The serene dignity of the soldier’s pose and the finely rendered drapery are hallmarks of Dubois’s distinctive “Neo-Florentine” style, blending Renaissance influence with French academic sculpture of the 19th century.

Paul Dubois, both a sculptor and painter, studied in Rome and gained prominence with his Saint John the Baptist (1861), exhibited at the Paris Salon. His refined, spiritual approach to allegorical subjects earned him widespread acclaim, including médaille d’honneur at the Salon des Beaux-Arts in 1865 and 1876.

Dubois’s works — including Military Courage, Faith, Charity, and Meditation — are represented in leading French institutions such as the Musée d’Orsay and the Musée Camille Claudel in Nogent-sur-Seine

Starting price: 2000€
Estimate: 2500-3000€
Hammer Price: UNSOLD€

Standing Robinson with Dog, France, circa 1900, Marcel Début (French, born 1865)
Burnished bronze
Signed MARCEL DEBUT
Height: 80 cm

A finely modeled bronze sculpture depicting a standing figure of Robinson, dressed in a short fur garment and holding a staff and axe, accompanied by a large dog beside him. The composition rests upon a naturalistic, rock-like base, showcasing Début’s remarkable skill in anatomical detail and texture. This work reflects the artist’s academic training and the late 19th-century French fascination with adventure and heroism.

Starting price: 3500€
Estimate: 4000-5000€
Hammer Price: UNSOLD€

Bronze sculpture of a d’Artagnan musketeer in full human growth. Very detailed and well made.

Great for home or garden decoration or restaurant decoration.

20th century.

The similar in Netherlands, Maastricht: statue of Netherlands, Maastricht: statue of d’Artagnan, known as d’Artagnan.
https://maastrichtvestingstad.nl/en/ontdek/dartagnan/

Figure height: 175 cm.
Weight approx: 80-100 kg.

Starting price: 5000€
Estimate: 6000-8000€
Hammer Price: UNSOLD€

A Russian silver-gilt advertising cigar box, made by the K. Skvortsov manufactory, Moscow, 1899–1908. The hinged cover finely engraved with inscriptions and ornaments imitating a tobacco package, promoting the Rostov-on-Don tobacco company “Asmolov & Co”, one of the leading Russian tobacco traders of the time. Dimensions: 14 × 10.9 × 4.3 cm. Weight: 417 g.

Starting price: 1500€
Estimate: 2000-2500€
Hammer Price: 1500€

A Soviet silver-gilt cigar box, Latvia, 1937. Rectangular form, the hinged cover engraved with stylized borders imitating a cigar band. The inscriptions within the band read:

“ALEXANDRO PANDROS FILII – 100”, referencing a brand of Greek cigars that was popular and exported to Europe in the early 20th century.

The center of the lid bears an engraved monogram “PA”, likely the initials of the owner.

Dimensions: 16 × 11 × 4 cm. Weight: 393 g.

Starting price: 1000€
Estimate: 1200-1500€
Hammer Price: 1300€

A very unusual Russian silver-gilt and en-plein enamel cigar box in the form of an oak crate, the hinged cover decorated with a finely painted enamel depiction of a smoking cigar. Maker’s mark of P. Millukov manufactory, Moscow, 1896.

Dimensions: 4.8 x 16.3 x 10 cm.
Weight: 954 g.

The manufactory of Petr Pavlovich Milyukov, founded in 1875, became one of Moscow’s notable silver workshops. At the 1889 Paris Exposition, it was awarded an honorary mention. Today, works by Milyukov’s factory are preserved in major museum collections, including the State Historical Museum, the Moscow Kremlin Armoury, and the National Historical Museum of Ukraine in Kyiv.

Starting price: 6000€
Estimate: 7000-10000€
Hammer Price: 7000€

A massive Russian cast silver-gilt cigar box, the front decorated in high relief with a portrait of Cossack Kuzma Kruchkov, one of the most celebrated heroes of the First World War. Moscow, 1908–1917.

Dimensions: 23.5 × 14.5 × 6.5 cm.
Weight: 1005.3 g.

Kuzma Kruchkov (1888–1919) was the first Russian soldier to be awarded the Cross of St. George during the Great War, gaining fame after a legendary cavalry skirmish in August 1914, where he reportedly killed eleven enemy soldiers in close combat. His image became a symbol of bravery and patriotism, widely reproduced in posters, postcards, and memorabilia of the period.

Starting price: 4500€
Estimate: 5000-7000€
Hammer Price: 5000€

Fabergé. Card and Chalk Box in the Form of a Skittle Alley
Makers mark of “AR” and Faberge. Petersburg, 1899–1904
Wood, white material, silver (88 zolotnik), leather, parquetry
Dimensions: 29.5 x 12 x 14.5 cm.

The box, designed as a miniature skittle alley, was created in the workshop of Anna Karlovna Ringe, one of Fabergé’s few female workmasters. The composition combines fine woodworking with white material and silver details. The small skittles and ball, carved from white material, rest on a polished wooden surface with parquetry inlay.

An engraved dedication on the central silver plaque reads:
“To our dear Captain! / K.K. Bakh, R.L. Binenstamm, A.N. Gavrilov, M.N. Kaigorodov, A.F. Karell, E.V. Rudolphi, A.A. Tylov / March 8th, 1900.”
The side plaques bear humorous gaming mottos in Russian.

The box was presented as a gift to the captain of the “Closed” skittle club of the St. Petersburg English Assembly. Among the donors was Mikhail Nikiforovich Kaigorodov (1853–1918), General of Infantry, former Irkutsk Governor (1905–1906) and commandant of the Grodno Fortress (1915–1916).

The English Assembly, founded in 1770, was the first private club in Russia. Originally created by foreigners residing in St. Petersburg, it soon became one of the most prestigious social institutions of the Empire. Renowned for its English cuisine and card games, the club attracted Russia’s political and cultural elite — the Yusupovs, Golitsyns, Obolenskys, Dolgorukys, and later wealthy merchants and industrialists.

Anna Karlovna Ringe (1840–1912) succeeded her husband, the Livonian silversmith Philip Theodor Ringe (1824–1894), who had collaborated with Fabergé under the mark “T.R.”. After his death, Anna continued the workshop on Malaya Morskaya Street, producing fine enameled and silver items — seals, umbrella handles, thermometers, buckles, and miniature boxes. Her mark “A.R.” became one of the most distinctive within the Fabergé circle. After her death in 1912, the workshop passed to Anders Mickelson and Vasily Solovyov..

Starting price: 12000€
Estimate: 15000-18000€
Hammer Price: 13000€

Silver Cigar Box
Maker: Nikolay Zverev, Moscow, 1908–1917
Silver (84 zolotniks), repoussé and chased decoration
Weight: 578 g | Dimensions: 5.3 × 17.5 × 12.3 cm

A refined Russian Art Nouveau silver cigar box by Nikolay Zverev, master silversmith active in Moscow between 1898 and 1912. The lid is richly ornamented with asymmetrical floral scrolls and stylized thistle leaves, characteristic of early 20th-century Moscow silverwork. The soft organic curves and detailed repoussé modeling reflect the transition from late Imperial eclecticism to the sinuous elegance of the Modern style.

Nikolay Zverev was among the noted Moscow silversmiths of his time, known for his finely crafted silver and enamel objects — including belts, kovshi, napkin rings, and tea glass holders. His works are represented today in the State Historical Museum, Moscow.

Starting price: 3500€
Estimate: 4000-5000€
Hammer Price: 3500€