Lot Essay
For a similar model, see A. Yegorov, K. Zhuromsky, Nicolai Liberich. Sculpture and Graphics, Moscow, 2011, p. 120, pl. 14. A comparable bronze group was sold Christie’s, New York, April 9, 2014, lot 149.
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CAST BY WOERFFEL AFTER THE MODEL BY NIKOLAI LIEBERICH, LATE 19TH CENTURY
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A BRONZE GROUP OF A SAMOYED ON A REINDEER-DRAWN SLEIGH
CAST BY WOERFFEL AFTER THE MODEL BY NIKOLAI LIEBERICH, LATE 19TH CENTURY
On an octagonal base, realistically cast as a Samoyed aboard a sleigh, drawn by four reindeer galloping through snow, signed in Cyrillic on base 'N. Lieberich', with foundry mark 'Zav. C.F. Woerffel / St Petersbourg'
36 in. (92 cm.) wide
CAST BY WOERFFEL AFTER THE MODEL BY NIKOLAI LIEBERICH, LATE 19TH CENTURY
On an octagonal base, realistically cast as a Samoyed aboard a sleigh, drawn by four reindeer galloping through snow, signed in Cyrillic on base 'N. Lieberich', with foundry mark 'Zav. C.F. Woerffel / St Petersbourg'
36 in. (92 cm.) wide
Provenance
Acquired from the artist by the previous owner in St Petersburg before the Revolution of 1917.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
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