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A PAIR OF PORCELAIN AND BRONZE FIGURES OF A DANCER BY SERAFIM SERAFIM SUDBININ, CA. 1913 - A porcelain figure of the ballerina Karsavina dancing in Les Sylphides Imperial Porcelain Factory, St. Petersburg, 1913 in biscuit porcelain. А realistically-modelled figure of the famous Russian ballerina Tamara Karsavina (1885-1978), on oval pedestal, marked under base with Nicholas II cypher, inscribed in porcelain 'Soudbinine/1913' height: 30cm (11 3/4in). Bibliography: E. Khmelnitskaya: Serafim Sudbinin at the turning point of eras - from Art Nouveau to Art Deco ”Clean Slate St. Petersburg 2010 illustrated on page # 51 on p. 32. Provenance: Bonhams The Russian sale London, New Bond Street 30 Nov 2011 Auction 18991. The second fuge is Tamara Karsavina dancing with cupids in Les Sylphides (Diaghilev enterprise, choreography by Michel Fokine, with music by Frédéric Chopin, orchestrated by Alexander Glazunov) executed in gilt-bronze on marble base. Signed and bearing foundry ”Alexis Rudier Fondeur Paris” mark, [1909] Bibliography: Serafim Sudbinin at the turning point of eras - from Art Nouveau to Art Deco ”Clean Slate St. Petersburg 2010 illustrated on page # 52 on p. 33 (variant in porcelain). Please make all inquiries before bidding. All lots are sold ”as-is”, refer to our T&C. Helios Auctions does not ship in-house. A list of recommended shippers will be provided. Dimensions: H: 14 in., (35.5 cm.), H: 11 in., (28 cm.) Condition: Very good with no visible signs of damage or restoration.