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Preisdatenbank abonnieren* Dame Laura Knight [1877-1970]- Portrait of Ferdinand Autori head and shoulders:- signed and inscribed 'to Autori from Laura Knight black crayon drawing 25.5 x 20cm, unframed. * Biography. Ferdinand Autori [1884-1937] was one of the great inter wars Italian basses singing at La Scala under Toscanini, Covent Garden , Vienna Staatsoper and Monte Carlo.
Georgina Shaw Baker (1860–1951) - Portrait of a cat, the only survivor from a gunned down German aircraft, Coloured chalks on buff paper Signed lower left Contemporary pen an ink label on reverse inscribed "German Cat/Plane brought down/crew killed/-only cat alive" 41.5 x 33 cm. (16 1/4 x 13 in) The National Maritime Museum, London, holds a collection of similar animal portraits by the little known artist Georgina Shaw Baker. Other examples by Baker include " Oscar, Cat from H.M.S. Bismark" , " Judy Pointer, Mascot, HMS grasshopper, prisoner of war with the RAF in Japan" , and " Cat Mascot `Jimmy`, H.M.S. Renown", amongst others .
ANATOLY ZVEREV (RUSSIAN 1931-1986)Portrait of a Man, 1980watercolor, wax, pastel on paper85.1 x 59.7 cm (33 1/2 x 23 1/2 in.) [sight]initialed in Cyrillic and dated lower leftPROVENANCEMargo Grant Collection LITERATURECatalog ""No Exit Art, Works on paper by Nonconformist artists from the 1950s to the end of Soviet era"", The Museum of Russian Art (MoRA), New Jersey, page 44. EXHIBITEDJersey City, NJ, ""No Exit Art, Works on paper by Nonconformist artists from the 1950s to the end of the Soviet Era"", The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), 3/2010-1/2011.
EDOUARD ZELENINE ( RUSSIAN 1938-2002)Self-Portrait, Dzintari, 1973oil on canvas80 x 75.5 cm (31 1/2 x 27 3/4 in.)signed, titled, and dated on versoPROVENANCECollection of Alexander GlezerAcquired from the above by Lili and Michael BrochetainILLUSTRATEDIgor Golomshtok and Alexander Glezer, Soviet Art in Exile, New York: Random House, 1977, ill. p. 63.
FELIX CHOPIN FOUNDRYPortrait Bust of Grand Prince Mstislav of Kievan Rus, c. 1867bronze with a light brown patinaheight: 26.7 cm. (10 1/2 in.)Chopin foundry mark and circular Ministry of Finance stamp dated 1867 on inside of bust, numbered 19LOT NOTESThis series depicting Russia`s Grand Dukes, Tsars and Emperors is dedicated to the Millennium of Russia. The celebration of the Millennium was held in Novgorod on September 8, 1862 and commemorated the legendary beginnings of the Russian state and its growth and success over the following century. The series of busts formally known as ?A Gallery of Bronze Busts of All the Russian Grand Dukes, Tsars and Emperors"" was sold by subscription; Emperor Alexander II was the first subscriber. The series was enormously popular and all of the approximately 200 of the original series were sold.
FELIX CHOPIN FOUNDRYPortrait Bust of Emperor Alexander I from The Romanov Dynasty Series, c. 1868bronze with a medium brown patinaheight: 26.5 cm. (10 1/2 in.)Chopin foundry mark and circular Ministry of Finance stamp dated 1867 on inside of bustLOT NOTESThis series depicting Russia`s Grand Dukes, Tsars and Emperors is dedicated to the Millennium of Russia. The celebration of the Millennium was held in Novgorod on September 8, 1862 and commemorated the legendary beginnings of the Russian state and its growth and success over the following century. The series of busts formally known as ?A Gallery of Bronze Busts of All the Russian Grand Dukes, Tsars and Emperors"" was sold by subscription; Emperor Alexander II was the first subscriber. The series was enormously popular and all of the approximately 200 of the original series were sold.
FELIX CHOPIN FOUNDRYPortrait Bust of Grand Prince Yaroslav I of Kievan Rus, c. 1867bronze with a light brown patinaheight: 26 cm. (10 1/4 in.)Chopin foundry mark and circular Ministry of Finance stamp dated 1867 on inside of bust, numbered 61LOT NOTESThis series depicting Russia`s Grand Dukes, Tsars and Emperors is dedicated to the Millennium of Russia. The celebration of the Millennium was held in Novgorod on September 8, 1862 and commemorated the legendary beginnings of the Russian state and its growth and success over the following century. The series of busts formally known as ?A Gallery of Bronze Busts of All the Russian Grand Dukes, Tsars and Emperors"" was sold by subscription; Emperor Alexander II was the first subscriber. The series was enormously popular and all of the approximately 200 of the original series were sold.
FELIX CHOPIN FOUNDRYPortrait Bust of Emperor Alexander II from The Romanov Dynasty Series, c. 1868bronze with a light brown patinaheight: 25.4 cm. (10 in.)Chopin foundry mark and circular Ministry of Finance stamp dated 1868 on inside of bust, numbered 61LOT NOTESThis series depicting Russia`s Grand Dukes, Tsars and Emperors is dedicated to the Millennium of Russia. The celebration of the Millennium was held in Novgorod on September 8, 1862 and commemorated the legendary beginnings of the Russian state and its growth and success over the following century. The series of busts formally known as ?A Gallery of Bronze Busts of All the Russian Grand Dukes, Tsars and Emperors"" was sold by subscription; Emperor Alexander II was the first subscriber. The series was enormously popular and all of the approximately 200 of the original series were sold.
FELIX CHOPIN FOUNDRYPortrait Bust of Empress Anna (Ioannovna) from The Romanov Dynasty Series, c. 1867bronze with a medium brown patinaheight: 26.5 cm. (10 1/2 in.)Chopin foundry mark and circular Ministry of Finance stamp dated 1867 on inside of bustLOT NOTESThis series depicting Russia`s Grand Dukes, Tsars and Emperors is dedicated to the Millennium of Russia. The celebration of the Millennium was held in Novgorod on September 8, 1862 and commemorated the legendary beginnings of the Russian state and its growth and success over the following century. The series of busts formally known as ?A Gallery of Bronze Busts of All the Russian Grand Dukes, Tsars and Emperors"" was sold by subscription; Emperor Alexander II was the first subscriber. The series was enormously popular and all of the approximately 200 of the original series were sold.
FELIX CHOPIN FOUNDRYPortrait Bust of Emperor Nicholas I from The Romanov Dynasty Series, c. 1868bronze with a medium brown patinaheight: 29.5 cm. (11 5/8 in.)Chopin foundry mark and circular Ministry of Finance stamp dated 1868 on inside of bustLOT NOTESThis series depicting Russia`s Grand Dukes, Tsars and Emperors is dedicated to the Millennium of Russia. The celebration of the Millennium was held in Novgorod on September 8, 1862 and commemorated the legendary beginnings of the Russian state and its growth and success over the following century. The series of busts formally known as ?A Gallery of Bronze Busts of All the Russian Grand Dukes, Tsars and Emperors"" was sold by subscription; Emperor Alexander II was the first subscriber. The series was enormously popular and all of the approximately 200 of the original series were sold.
A SET OF SIXTY BRONZE MEDALS OF GRAND DUKES, TSARS, EMPERORS AND EMPRESSES, RUSSIA, LAST QUARTER 18TH CENTURY AND LATER PROVENANCEA comparable set of medals was sold at Christie`s, London, November 29, 2010, lot 437 and Christie`s, New York, May 17, 2012, lot 35. LITERATUREM.E. Diakov, Medals of the Russian Empire, Russia, 2008, vol. 8, pp. 12-45.V. P. Smirnov, Opisanie Russkikh Medalei, Otdel Pervyi, Medali XVIII Stoletiya, St Petersburg, 1908, pp. 1-22. L. Gavrilova, Russian Historical Thought and Medal Art in the Era of Catherine II, St. Petersburg, 2000, pp. 43-48. LOT NOTESThe beginning of the series was based on the efforts of M. Lomonosov and J. Schtelin in 1750s. The decision to carve dies of medals of portraits of Russian rulers from Ryurik to Peter I from the collection of Academy of Science was sanctioned by the Royal Court. The inscriptions on the medals were taken from Mikhail Lomonosov`s Short Russian Chronicle, and the portraits were based on a series of 32 carvings in green jasper by Johann Dorsch from the 1740s. The series was struck at the beginning of 1770s and became widely known both in Russia and abroad. It also served as a study aid in Russian gymnasiums. Presented portrait series set contains original 50 portraits and 10 of 15 medals which were added later until Alexander III. The set comprising numbers one through sixty, each depicting a relief portrait of a Grand Duke, Tsar, Emperor or Empress of Russia, from Riurik to Pavel I, the reverse numbered and inscribed with brief history of the represented monarch. The set also has two different medals numbered #12, which was obviously done by mistake and documented in various catalogues. Each medal 3.8 cm. (1½ in.) in diameter.
ISIDOR KAUFMANN (AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN 1853-1921)Portrait of a Hasidic Jew, oil on panel34 x 28 cm (13 1/4 x 11 in.) [painting], 58 x 49 cm including frame (22 3/4 x 19 1/4 in.)signed on the left marginPLEASE NOTE: Although this this is lot number 507, this painting will be sold at the end of the auction, at approximately 7:00 PM (19.00 EDT) New York Time, in order to sell Motzei Shabbat (after Shabbos).PROVENANCEGercovich Family, Buenos Aires (according to the previous owner, acquired by his father at Galeria Wildenstein, Avenida Cordoba, 618, Buenos Aires, circa 1977, and thence by descent in the family)Private Collection (acquired from the above in 2014). A signed letter of provenance from the family of Mr. Gercovich will be sold along with this painting.
WILLIAM COOPER (AMERICAN 1853-1942)Bust of Friedrich T. Gates, 1910bronze with dark brown patinaheight: 77.5 cm. (30 1/2 in.)inscribed with title and date on the back, Roman Bronze Works N.Y. foundry mark on baseLOT NOTES""Sculptor William Couper of New York recently has completed this notable portrait bust of Federick T. Gates, who for nearly eighteen years has served as ""business and benevolent representative"" for John D. Rockefeller. Mr. Gates is entitled to the title ""Rev."" before his name. He became a Baptist preacher in 1880 and for eight years was pastor of the Central Church, Minneapolis. Then for five years he was corresponding secretary for the American Baptist Educational society, for which society be established the University of Chicago, founded by Mr. Rockefeller. Then the latter took over Mr. Gates and established him at 26 Broadway, New York, where the Standard Oil people have headquarters. Mr. Gates is president, manager or director of several railway, industrial, educational and charitable organizations founded by his employer. His post as chairman of the general educational board, with many Rockefeller millions to expend, is his most important function."" - Warren Times Mirror, March 13, 1911. PROVENANCECollection of Bernard Winters, Armonk, New YorkLITERATUREWarren Times Mirror, Monday March 13, 1911, P. 1Bernard J. Winters was a philanthropist and art collector who was captivated by Russian icons. Over a fifty-year period, he worked closely with Sotheby`s, Christie`s, and private collectors to cultivate his collection. His monumental icons, as well as those purchased from Natalie Hays Hammond, daughter of John Hays Hammond, diplomat, were some of his favored items.
A SOVIET AGITLAK KEEPSAKE PHOTO ALBUM BOX DEDICATED TO AN OLD BOLSHEVIK AND AERONAUT COMRADE MOROZOV, M. PERSHIN, PALEKH, 1931, on a raised rectangular base, the hinged cover depicting various scenes glorifying the industrial and scientific triumphs of Soviet life and the national hero Nikolai Morozov, presented in the traditional miniature painting style of Palekh on black ground with gold detailing, elaborately illustrated with views of factories, massive transmission towers, a dam, a collective farm with green pastures, a wheat field being harvested with progressive machinery, and a festively decorated Soviet ship cruising the sea. The central scene depicts Nikolai Morozov, accompanied and encouraged by a beautiful woman, the youthful symbol of the Russian Revolution, carrying the red Soviet standard. They are presented standing on an airplane in the style of a fairytale Magic Carpet; the upper left corner with the portrait of Morozov in an oval frame accompanied by a dedication in Cyrillic For good memories to an old Bolshevik and aeronaut tovarish Morozov from Leninist Communist Youth League Central Committee. Moscow Ivanovo ; the lower right corner with an applied silver, copper and enamel medallion depicting a biplane, enveloped in a a wreath of wheat wrapped with a ribbon stating Friends of the Soviet Air Force Society , the biplane marked with an 84 standard ; the base of the Bordeaux-colored interior with an embedded photograph of Morozov with a group of young pioneers, mounted in dark green leather. Dimensions: base: 25 x 35 cm (9 x 13 3/4 in.), painted cover: 18.5 x 25 cm (7 1/2 x 9 3/4 in.). The box issigned lower left M. Pershin, Palekh 1931,. Accompanied by a photo album with images of life at Morozov`s country estate, and three books: 1) Nikolai Morozov, Kratkiy ocherk nauchnoi i literaturnoi deyatelnosti [Short essay on scientific and literature work], 2) K. Morozova. Nikolai Aleksandrovich Morozov. K 90-letiyu so dnya rozhdeniya [To his 90th birthday], 3) N. A. Morozov Polyot v Shlisselburg. [N. A. Morozov A flight to Shlisselburg].LOT NOTESThe present lot constitutes a unique item of historical importance, created by the Palekh Artel of Ancient Painting, an organization responsible for executing commissions for the most important members of the Bolshevik elite in the USSR. This AGITLAK keepsake box was given as a present from the Leninist Communist Youth League Committee to Nikolai Morozov, a revolutionary leader of the ""People s Will"" group, as well as a scientist and historian, on the occasion of his release from a 25-year long imprisonment in Shlisselburg in 1906.
KONSTANTIN EGOROVICH MAKOVSKY (RUSSIAN 1839-1915) Portrait of the Artist`s Mother in Law, oil on panel41 x 31.5 cm (16 1/8 x 12 5/8 in.)signed in Latin in the upper right, titled in Cyrillic on verso, Konstantin Makowsky studio stamps on versoPROVENANCEThe present lot was acquired by the owner from Sotheby Parke Bernet in the 1970s.LOT NOTESPerhaps best known for his luxurious gala portraits of elegant Saint Petersburg beauties, Konstantin Makovsky`s intimate paintings of women close to him form an exceptionally important part of his ?oeuvre?. With her piercing blue-grey eyes, Makovsky?s mother-in-law bears a striking resemblance to her daughter, Maria Alekseevna Matavtina, whom the artist met while working in Paris to escape the dark St. Petersburg winters. The intimate feel of the present lot is also found in such celebrated painting by Makovsky as the group portrait of Sofia Nikolaevna Volkova with the Secretary of State Mihail Sergeevich Volkov and their son in the collection of the Hermitage Museum.
2nd Boer War Interest. A Coalport blue and white commemorative plate, the centre with a portrait of Lord Roberts surrounded by the names of significant battles and commanding officers of the war, printed to back 'South African War - Field Marshall Lord Roberts V C & his Principal Commanding Officers Boer Ultimatum 10th Oct 1899'. 26cm diameter.
2nd Boer War Interest. A Coalport blue and white commemorative plate, the centre with a portrait of Lord Roberts surrounded by the names of significant battles and commanding officers of the war, printed to back 'South African War - Field Marshall Lord Roberts V C & his Principal Commanding Officers Boer Ultimatum 10th Oct 1899'. 26cm diameter.
Loading...![* Dame Laura Knight [1877-1970]-
Portrait of Ferdinand Autori
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Portrait of Wilfred Townsend MBE, MC, circa 1970, Chairman of the printing company James T](http://lot-images.atgmedia.com/SR/35518/2907641/241-2014107142811_468x382.jpg)
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