Auction 24
RUSSIAN AND WESTERN EUROPEAN DECORATIVE ART
Nov 21, 2020
USA
HELIOS AUCTIONS 1050 Second Avenue Gallery 52 New York, NY 10022 USA
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Paintings, bronze, silver, porcelain, glass
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LOT 46:
A SET OF FOUR RUSSIAN 18TH CENTURY MINIATURE
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Sold for: $1,400
Start price:
$
500
Estimated price:
1000$-1500$
Auction house commission: 25%
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A SET OF FOUR RUSSIAN 18TH CENTURY MINIATURE
A set of Russian portrait miniatures on ivory. With Russian writing on the back. Portraits are fixed in a metal frame. Despite the miniature size, the portraits are skillfully detailed, facial features and clothing elements, jewelry, and insignia are clearly expressed. There are portraits of Peter the Great, Catherine the Great, Count Alexander Borisovich Buturlin, and another unidentified Russian nobleman of the XVIII century (the signature on the back is present, but is unintelligible).
Dimensions: 1 x 1 1/2 in., (2.5 x 3.8 cm.)
Condition: Very good
