Lot 0137
18th century Russian Glass with a Double-Headed Eagle
Estimate: 1500-2000€
Glass with a Double-Headed Eagle
Russia, first half of the 18th century
Transparent glass; blown and engraved
Dimensions: height 13,3 cm, rim diameter 10.7 cm
A finely crafted glass featuring an engraved double-headed eagle, a key emblem of the Russian Empire. The depiction stylistically corresponds to the heraldic tradition of the early 18th century. The vessel is well preserved, showing only minor signs of use. Comparable examples are held in the collection of the State Hermitage Museum. See similar https://www.hermitagemuseum.org/digital-collection/921075?lng=ru
Starting price: 1000€
Estimate: 1500-2000€
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Model 1873
Bronze, casting, assembly, patination
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Petersburg, late 19th – early 20th century
Signature along the base: “E. Lanceray”, cast by C. BertoThis 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.
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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.
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Felix Chopin’s foundry has been passed over to Karl Berto in around 1890.
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Estimate: 2000-2500€