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Lot 279
A SOVIET AGITLAK TRAVEL CHESS SET SMENA SMENE IDYOT, N. ZINOVIEV, PALEKH, 1929of a rectangular shape, the hinged cover depicting in detail a rural domestic scene, where young pioneers are winning during a chess game against an adult. The players are gathered around the table in a children's room. An interior around them features a Russian oven with a cat sleeping on it, two draped windows, a shelf with the books of fairy tales, and children's toys, such as: a ball, a teddy bear, a truck. With all these details emphasizing the cosiness of the moment, some elements, such as a portrait of Mikhail Kalinin overlooking the tournament from the wall and a lamp with a bright red bulb, carry a clear message - In with the New, out with the Old!. It also is underlined in the main subject of the painting, where the sharp-minded youth, inspired by the new Communist era, wins the old-fashioned rival, featuring an allegorical plea for the rejection of illiteracy, superstition, and devoutness in the name of progress of the Soviet people. Made of Karelian birch, decorated with a gold floral pattern on the body, the inside of the hinged cover features a motto: Smena-Smene-Idyot [A Change Goes for a Change], and a red flag with a hammer and a sickle below it. Inside of the box, there is a set of red and white chess (some figures missing) and a folding board, decorated with checkered pattern of red stars on a black ground and gilt flowers on an unpainted ground; the unfolded board measures 8 x 8.6 cm (3 1/8 x 3 3/8 in.), the box overall measures 7.5 x 10 cm (3 x 3 7/8 in.), signed on the cover N. Zinoviev lower left, inscribed and dated Palekh 1929 lower rightLITERATURE:For comparable items, see Soviet Agitational Lacquered Miniature from the Collection of Alexander Dobrovinsky, (Moscow: Iskusstvo-XXI Vek, 2011), pages 148 and 325.LOT NOTES:Nikolai Mikhailovich Zinoviev (1888-1979) was a teacher and a director of the Palekh Art School, awarded the title of The People`s Artist of the USSR, as well as the author of several books on art of Palekh. He is particularly well-known for featuring children in his lacquer miniature painting. It is entirely possible that Nikolai Zinoviev painted himself as the adult in this scene. It is not only a physical similarity between the character and the artist that hints to this conclusion - there are a pot with paintbrushes and a rack with multiple Palekh keepsake boxes situated in the interior of the room depicted. The present lot also features a great resemblance in the painting style, as well as the subject matter, with the other works by the artist: a famous plaque Pioneers` Trial on Baba Yaga and Evil Spirits (from the Collection of Alexander Dobrovinsky) and numerous scenes featured in a desk set with anti-religious playing cards Pioneers Reforming Baba Yaga and Evil Spirits (sold at Shapiro Auctions, October 25, 2014, lot 70)
Lot 122
Ib Koford-Larsen for G-Plan, a painted teak 'Danish range' sideboard with an arrangement of five drawers flanked by three doors, on circular tapering legs joined by stretchers, l. 201 cm CONDITION REPORT: Painted with black emulsion, one handle damaged, no stamp- presumably this is underneath one of the layers of paint on a shelf!
Lot 22
David Booth for Gordon Russell Ltd, a walnut and crossbanded 'Helix' sideboard, the two doors enclosing a shelf and central fitted drawer, w. 121.5 cm CONDITION REPORT: Structurally sound, wear commensurate with age, some scratches to front No worm, Marks behind handles, one handle bent Wear and some knocks (see images) Scuffing down one side of raised bevel (see images)
Lot 100
An early 20th century Sheraton style Display Cabinet, inlaid mahogany, the shaped top with moulded edge and dentil cornice over string inlaid panel above a flat glazed centre section flanked by a pair of bowed glass doors with glazed returns enclosing a shelved and fabric lined interior, panelled and inlaid two-door cabinet beneath set on four inlaid slender tapering legs with spade feet interspaced by a rectangular shelf, 178cm high by 115cm wide by 36cm deep
Lot 3055
- 1 of 596 RHD examples. V5C shows just three former keepers. - Recently treated to c.200 hours of fettling and £3,250 in parts. - 2.6-litre DOHC straight-six, 5-speed manual gearbox, 4-wheel discs. Further Info: First registered by Lanarkshire County Council on 10th November 1966 Purchased by the vendor from marque specialist Labinjoh Ltd of Edinburgh some two years ago, `JVA 629D' was advertised for sale at £16,995 and as having covered just 64,000 miles in the hands of three careful owners. The Scottish firm had known of the Alfa Romeo since 2000 when it was a stalled restoration project belonging to Dr Mary Robinson of Gourock and undertook a front suspension overhaul, engine reassembly, electric window motor refurbishment, dashboard illumination fix and sundry bodywork repairs before selling the four-seater to Edinburgh resident Martin Proudler during autumn 2002. Treated to sundry gearbox and brake fettling shortly thereafter, the 2600 Sprint further benefited from re-trimmed cream leather seats in 2005 and a re-spray plus new Pirelli tyres some six years later. A retired engineer, the vendor estimates that he has spent some £3,250 on parts and put circa 200 hours worth of labour into `JVA 629D' during the past eighteen months or so. His recollection of the work which has gone into the car is as follows: Complete re-trim of the bootRear lights repaired and rewiredNew parcel shelf with integral speaker Glovebox lock fixedAll rubber door and quarter light seals renewedBattery wiring redone and master switch installedSill side finishers sourced and fittedSill door shut plates sourced and fittedNew inertia belts fittedFuel pumps serviced and fitted with new pipesEngine serviced (oil and filter)Coolant system serviced (plus new fan belt)Replace air filter with K&N and hosesReplace petrol pipes on carburettorsReplace control cables for bonnet and carburettorsReplate chrome rain gutter and quarter light trimsTidy interior trim and carpetsMOT and road test: All seems goodBodyshell checked: Appears very sound Offered for sale because a recent hip replacement has made driving uncomfortable, this Alfa Romeo 2600 Sprint is an underrated Gran Turismo with 1960s style aplenty.
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