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CAST BY WOERFFEL FROM THE MODEL BY VASSILI YACOVLEVICH GRACHEV (RUSSIAN, 1831-1905)

Two cossack horsemen

Details

CAST BY WOERFFEL FROM THE MODEL BY VASSILI YACOVLEVICH GRACHEV (RUSSIAN, 1831-1905)
Two cossack horsemen
The naturalistic base signed in Cyrillic LBP. GRACHEV and inscribed with foundry mark FABR. C.F. WOERFFEL ST. PETERSBOURG.
dark brown patinated bronze
26 cm. high

Special notice

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Lot Essay

By repute this bronze was a gift from Tsar Nicholas II, the last Emperor of Russia to Jonkheer Just de la Paisières, the grandfather of the present owner.

Russian sculptor Vassili Yacovlevich Grachev (1831-1905) is popularly known for his portrayal of Cossack subjects, who were famed for their self-reliance and military skills.

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