Auction Preview: The Russian Sale at Bonhams, London, Nov 28
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What: The Russian SaleWhere: Bonhams, 101 New Bond St, Mayfair, London W1S 1SR, UKWhen: 28 November, 03.00 GMTPublic Viewing: 25 Nov 2018 11:00 - 15:00 GMT; 26 Nov 2018 09:00 - 16:30 GMT; 27 Nov 2018 09:00 - 16:30 GMT; 28 Nov 2018 09:00 - 12:30 GMTTop lots oAuction Preview: The Russian Sale at Bonhams, London, Nov 28
What: The Russian SaleWhere: Bonhams, 101 New Bond St, Mayfair, London W1S 1SR, UKWhen: 28 November, 03.00 GMTPublic Viewing: 25 Nov 2018 11:00 - 15:00 GMT; 26 Nov 2018 09:00 - 16:30 GMT; 27 Nov 2018 09:00 - 16:30 GMT; 28 Nov 2018 09:00 - 12:30 GMTTop lots of the sale:- A rare and highly important silver-gilt and shaded enamel tray for calling cards attributed to Fedor Ruckert, with stamp of retailer Kurlyukov, Moscow, circa 1900. Of shaped oval form, centred with exquisitely executed scene of «A Boyar Wedding Feast,» after 1883 Konstantin Makovsky's masterpiece, rendered in shaded and painted enamel within fine twisted wires, with gold foil underneath translucent colours; the lobed borders enamelled with colourful foliage on grounds of sea green, red, pink and blue, front and back with a reserve of swans, sides mounted with high architectural handles decorated with scrolls in relief surmounted by a chrysoprase cabochons. 43 x 23cm (16 7/8 x 9in). Estimate: £ 200,000 - 300,000 ($255,784 – 383,676)- Vasily Rozhdestvensky (1884 - 1963): Still life with a clay jug. Signed in Cyrillic and dated '21' (lower left), oil on canvas, 83 x 66cm (32 11/16 x 26in). Estimate: £ 150,000 - 200,000 ($191,838 - 255,784)- Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky (Russian, 1817 - 1900): Shipwreck on a rocky shore. Signed in Latin and dated '1872' (lower right), oil on canvas, 47 x 72cm (18 1/2 x 28 3/8in). Estimate: £ 150,000 - 200,000 ($191,838 - 255,784)- Nikolai Fechin (Russian, 1881 - 1955): 'Trees by water'. Apparently unsigned, oil on canvas, 76.2 x 63.5cm (30 x 25in). Estimate: £ 100,000 - 150,000 ($127,892 - 191,838)- An Imperial presentation jeweled, gold, enamel and hardstone kovsh, Faberge, workmaster Michael Perchin, St. Petersburg, 1896, scratched inventory number 51966. The compressed oval agate bowl mounted with diamond-set gold handle enriched with champleve black stripes, terminating in a diamond and ruby-set Imperial eagle, the reverse engraved with presentation inscription «Presented to Victor Albert Lord Churchill by The Czar Nicholas II, Balmoral Sat.3.Oct 1896», in original fitted silk-lined case stamped 'Faberge St. Petersburg' beneath the Imperial Warrant, 72 standard, length: 12cm (4 3/4in). Estimate: £ 70,000 - 90,000 ($89,524 – 115,103)- A monumental porcelain vase 'Deep River' from the Imperial Anichkov palace, Imperial Porcelain Factory, artist G.D. Zimin, St. Petersburg, 1910. Of tapering form, painted overall with continuous early spring landscape depicting a river, birch and other trees, banks and fields covered with melting snow, boulders and rocks cascading to the flowing water; all against the expanding depth of the pale blue sky and billowing clouds, all finely painted underglaze in monochromatic hues of brown, grey and light blue, marked on underside with green underglazed factory mark and date '1910', with attached paper label of Imperial Anichkov palace, height: 45.4cm (17 7/8in). Estimate: £ 40,000 - 60,000 ($51,157 – 76,735)- A silver-gilt and cloisonne enamel presentation kovsh, Ivan Saltykov, Moscow, 1899-1908, with later Soviet control marks. The compressed bowl and stepped hook handle enriched with shaded enamel scrolling foliate motifs within blue beaded borders, the interior base inscribed Cyrillic «For Sir A. C. Kerr/Ambassador of the United Kingdom/from The People's Commissariate of Foreign Affairs USSR/V.M Molotov/Moscow, 26 May 1944 year», 84 standard, length: 33cm (13in). Estimate: £ 35,000 - 45,000 ($44,762 – 57,551)For details, visit: https://www.bonhams.com/Click on the slideshow for the highlights of the sale.http://www.blouinartinfo.com/Founder: Louise Blouin Read more