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PROPERTY FROM A EUROPEAN COLLECTION
A BRONZE MODEL OF A TROIKA
CAST BY WOERFFEL, AFTER THE MODEL BY VASILII GRACHEV, CIRCA 1883
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A BRONZE MODEL OF A TROIKA
CAST BY WOERFFEL, AFTER THE MODEL BY VASILII GRACHEV, CIRCA 1883
On an oval naturalistic base, realistically cast as a three figures in a sledge being pulled through the snow by three horses, signed on base in Cyrillic 'Mod.[elled] [by] Grachev', with Finance Ministry stamp dated 1883, and foundry mark 'Fabr. C.F. Woerffel'
9 7/8 in. (25 cm.) wide
CAST BY WOERFFEL, AFTER THE MODEL BY VASILII GRACHEV, CIRCA 1883
On an oval naturalistic base, realistically cast as a three figures in a sledge being pulled through the snow by three horses, signed on base in Cyrillic 'Mod.[elled] [by] Grachev', with Finance Ministry stamp dated 1883, and foundry mark 'Fabr. C.F. Woerffel'
9 7/8 in. (25 cm.) wide
Provenance
Nina Zouboff (1929-2018).
Brought to you by
Alexis de Tiesenhausen