CAST FROM A MODEL BY NICOLAI IVANOVITCH LIBERICH, 20TH CENTURY,
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A Russian bronze figure of a bear,
Cast from a model by Nicolai Ivanovitch Liberich, 20th century,
The naturalistic base inscribed in Cyrillic N. Liberich and to the front Killed by the Tsar near/Lisina 9 March 1865
22in. (59.1cm.) high
Lot Essay
Another example of this model is illustrated in M. Forrest, Art Bronzes, fig.10.79, pp.452