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Lot 0020
Russian portrait of Stephan Dmitrievitch Erzia
Estimate: 20000-30000€
Lot 0020
Russian portrait of Stephan Dmitrievitch Erzia
Estimate: 20000-30000€An Extremely Rare Russian self-portrait bronze bust of Stephan Dmitrievitch Erzia (Nefedov) (1876-1959) named “Toska” (melancholy). This bust is considered a prominent early artwork by Erzia. Stepan Erzia graduated from Moscow College of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture. His teachers were S. Ivanov, Kasatkine, Pasternak, Volnuhine. In 1906 Erzia moved to Italy with his friend and colleague Daniello Tinelli. A few months later he spent all his money and had to apply for a factory job. On getting his first paycheck, Erzia bought some clay and made a clay head which He later called “Toska” (exhibited in Nice Museum, a bronze copy also belongs to Russian State museum in Saint-Petersburg). This self-portrait shows Stepan Erzia as a tired and hungry master. The work became a turning point for his future international fame. Dimensions: 29 x 26 x 13 cm. See Erzia’s similar bronze works: Sotheby’s, 01 Dec 2015 London, United Kingdom Russian Pictures Lot number 115 Female Bust, 1915 Sold 50000 GBP и Sotheby’s, 02 Jun 2015 London, United Kingdom Russian Pictures Lot number 76 Head of a Girl 28000 GBP.
Starting price: 18000€
Estimate: 20000-30000€
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Lot 0002
Russian gilt bronze paperweight “Lying bear”
Estimate: 250-350€
Lot 0002
Russian gilt bronze paperweight “Lying bear”
Estimate: 250-350€A Russian gilt bronze paperweight “Lying bear”. By the N. Liberich model. Russia, second half of the 19th century. Dimensions: 5 x 26 x 6.5 cm.
Starting price: 200€
Estimate: 250-350€
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Lot 0013
A Russian bronze composition “Little Kyrgyz or Bashkir the herdsman”
Estimate: 2000-3000€
Lot 0013
A Russian bronze composition “Little Kyrgyz or Bashkir the herdsman”
Estimate: 2000-3000€A Russian bronze composition “Little Kyrgyz or Bashkir the herdsman”. Author E. A. Lanceray. Petersburg, the end of the 19th century. Dimensions: 19 x 23 x 10 cm.
Starting price: 1500€
Estimate: 2000-3000€
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Lot 0011
A Russian bronze composition “Cossack subduing a horse”
Estimate: 6500-8000€
Lot 0011
A Russian bronze composition “Cossack subduing a horse”
Estimate: 6500-8000€A Russian bronze composition “Cossack subduing a horse”. Author A. Ober. Foundry mark of K. F. Woerfel. Petersburg, 1890s. Dimensions: 34.5 x 32 x 16 cm.
Starting price: 5500€
Estimate: 6500-8000€