RESULTS OF SOTHEBY'S SALE OF RUSSIAN ART HELD ON APRIL 26 2006 IN NEW YORK
The sale of Russian art held by Sotheby's on April 26 in New York proved to be a major since it yielded a total of 54,372,560 USD.
Prices went up the ceiling for many lots, notably works by Yacovlev, Bogoliubov, Roerich, Bogdanov-Belsky,Lanceray, Vereshagin, Harlamoff, Korovin and Serov as well as for some silver and enamel pieces and two rare icons.
ALEXANDER ALEXANDROVICH KISELEVRUSSIAN, 1837-1911FARMSTEAD WITH A WOMAN AND CHILD40,000—60,000 USDLot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 102,000 USD
LOT 18 VALENTIN ALEXANDROVICH SEROVRUSSIAN, 1865-1911THE HUNT WITH BORZOIS, 1906
80,000—120,000 USDLot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 363,200 USD
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RESULTS OF SOTHEBY'S SALE OF RUSSIAN ART HELD ON APRIL 26 2006 IN NEW YORK
The sale of Russian art held by Sotheby's on April 26 in New York proved to be a major since it yielded a total of 54,372,560 USD.
Prices went up the ceiling for many lots, notably works by Yacovlev, Bogoliubov, Roerich, Bogdanov-Belsky,Lanceray, Vereshagin, Harlamoff, Korovin and Serov as well as for some silver and enamel pieces and two rare icons.
ALEXANDER ALEXANDROVICH KISELEVRUSSIAN, 1837-1911FARMSTEAD WITH A WOMAN AND CHILD40,000—60,000 USDLot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 102,000 USD
LOT 18 VALENTIN ALEXANDROVICH SEROVRUSSIAN, 1865-1911THE HUNT WITH BORZOIS, 1906
80,000—120,000 USDLot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 363,200 USD
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LOT 20
VLADIMIR EGOROVICH MAKOVSKYRUSSIAN, 1846-1920SERMON IN A UKRAINIAN CHURCH200,000—300,000 USDLot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 419,200 USD
LOT 21
KONSTANTIN EGOROVICH MAKOVSKYRUSSIAN, 1839-1915THE YOUNG BOYARINA300,000—400,000 USDLot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 464,000 USD
IVAN PAVLOVICH POKHITONOVRUSSIAN, 1850-1923HORSE-CART IN FRONT OF THE OLD HOUSE, MINSK60,000—80,000 USDLot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 204,000 USD
LOT 43
KONSTANTIN IVANOVICH GORBATOVRUSSIAN, 1876-1945VOLGA60,000—80,000 USDLot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 156,000 USD
LOT 52
BORIS ISRAILOVICH ANISFELDRUSSIAN, 1879-1973THE BLUE STATUE, 1908300,000—500,000 USDLot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 604,000 USD
LOT 53
ALEXANDER NIKOLAEVICH BENOISRUSSIAN, 1870-1960THEATER CROWDS IN ODESSA60,000—80,000 USDLot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 228,000 USD
LOT 55
DAVID DAVIDOVICH BURLIUKRUSSIAN, 1882-1967IN A SIBERIAN VILLAGE
80,000—120,000 USDLot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 204,000 USD
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LOT 57
KONSTANTIN ALEXEEVICH KOROVINRUSSIAN, 1861-1939KOROVIN'S STUDIO, GURZUF, CRIMEA400,000—600,000 USDLot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 1,696,000 USD (estimate smashed)
BORIS ISRAILOVICH ANISFELDRUSSIAN, 1879-1973PRAYER300,000—500,000 USDLot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 598,400 USD
LOT 70
DAVID SHTERENBERGUKRAINIAN, 1881-1948FRUIT AND PLATE ON A RED BACKGROUND300,000—400,000 USDLot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 604,000 USD
LOT 76
ALEXANDER EVGENIEVICH YAKOVLEVRUSSIAN, 1887-1938GENERAL MA-SOO IN THE HISTORICAL PLAY "THE RETREAT OF KIAI-TING"150,000—200,000 USDLot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 1,248,000 USD (Estimate multiplied six times)
LOT 77
ALEXANDER EVGENIEVICH YAKOVLEVRUSSIAN, 1887-1938KABUKI DANCER150,000—200,000 USDLot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 1,808,000 USD (Estimate multiplied by nine)
LOT 79
NIKOLAI PETROVICH BOGDANOV-BELSKYRUSSIAN, 1868-1945READING IN THE GARDEN250,000—350,000 USDLot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 1,360,000 USD (Over four times the high estimate...)
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LOT 93
ALEKSANDR RODCHENKORUSSIAN, 1891-1956THE JUGGLER (oil, 80,2 x 59,5 cm)180,000—220,000 USDLot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 508,800 USD
LOT 96
PAVEL NIKOLAEVICH FILONOV AND ALISA PORETRUSSIAN, 1925 - 1930POOR PEOPLE1,000,000—1,200,000 USDLot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 1,472,000 USD233.7 by 153.7 cm
LOT 115
NIKOLAI KONSTANTINOVICH ROERICHRUSSIAN, 1874-1947WEAVER OF SPELLS150,000—200,000 USDLot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 374,400 USDmeasurements73 by 79.4 cm
LOT 123
NIKOLAI KONSTANTINOVICH ROERICHRUSSIAN, 1874-1947LAO-TZE200,000—300,000 USDLot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 2,200,000 USD73.7 by 115.5 cmsigned with Monogram (lower left)tempera on canvas
LOT 124
NIKOLAI KONSTANTINOVICH ROERICHRUSSIAN, 1874-1947CONFUCIUS, THE JUST ONE200,000—300,000 USDLot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 1,248,000 USDmeasurements75 by 97.8 cmsigned with Monogram and dated 1925 (lower right)tempera on canvas
LOT 126
ALEXANDER VOLKOVUZBEK, 1886 - 1957BOYS WITH QUAIL150,000—200,000 USDLot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 408,000 USDmeasurements92.7 by 92.7 cmsigned in Cyrillic and dated 1927 (lower left); also signed and inscribed in Cyrillic, numbered N32 and dated 1927 (on the reverse)oil on canvas mounted on board
LOT 133
VLADIMIR NIKOLAEVICH NEMUKHINRUSSIAN, B. 1925UNFINISHED GAME OF PATIENCE50,000—70,000 USDLot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 240,000 USDmeasurements96.5 by 110 cmsigned in Cyrillic and dated 1966 (lower center) mixed media on canvas
LOT 147
LYDIA MASTERKOVARUSSIAN, B. 1927ABSTRACT COMPOSITION WITH A WATERMELON
40,000—60,000 USDLot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 108,000 USDmeasurements70 by 74.5 cm,signed in Cyrillic and dated 62 (upper left) oil on canvas
LOT 197
A RUSSIAN SILVER AND SHADED ENAMEL TRUNK-FORM PICTORIAL BOX, FEODOR RÜCKERT, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1910
40,000—60,000 USDLot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 192,000 USDlength 6 in. 15.2 cm, the cover enameled with a courting couple, the sides enameled with stylized foliage on a white ground, each end with a carrying handle.
LOT 205IMPERIAL PERSIA: A RUSSIAN GOLD, ENAMEL AND DIAMOND-SET SNUFF BOX, HAHN, ST. PETERSBURG, WORKMASTER CARL BLANK,CIRCA 1900
30,000—50,000 USDLot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 352,000 USDlength 3 1/4 in. 8.3 cm, enameled translucent yellow and blue/grey over a guilloché ground, the hinged cover mounted with four diamond-set Qajar lion-and-sun plaques, the symbol of Imperial Persia, and with a Qajar crown, the center with a diamond.
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LOT 209A RUSSIAN GILDED SILVER AND SHADED ENAMEL LARGE KOVSH, FEODOR RÜCKERT, MOSCOW, CIRCA 190040,000—60,000 USDLot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 204,000 USDlength 11 in. 28 cm,the round body and hook handle finely enameled with colorful flowers and foliage on grounds of pale blue, Chinese red and brown, and set with colored hardstone cabochons.
LOT 232
A MAGNIFICENT RUSSIAN GILDED SILVER AND CHAMPLEVÉ ENAMEL COMPLETE TEA AND COFFEE SET, OVCHINNIKOV, MOSCOW,
CIRCA1890/1900500,000—800,000 USDLot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 1,808,000 USDlength of tray 16 1 /2 in. 32 cm, comprising Teapot, Coffee Pot, covered Sugar Bowl, Creamer, Waste Bowl, twelve Teaspoons, twelve Demi-tasse Spoons, Sugar Tongs, Caddy Spoon, Straining Spoon, Lemon Fork, and Tray, the tray superbly enameled with cranes, waterfowl and a bird-of-paradise by a lagoon, the sides enameled with archers, the corners with dragons, the hollow-ware enameled en suite with birds and insects amongst a profusion of foliage. 34 pieces.
LOT 265A FINE AND RARE MASSIVE RUSSIAN GILDED SILVER AND SHADED ENAMEL THREE-HANDLED CUP, OVCHINNIKOV, MOSCOW, CIRCA 190080,000—120,000 USDLot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 307,200 USDheight 9 in. 23 cm, each side enameled between the handles with a colorful Imperial eagle, the lower section enameled with flowering foliage on alternating grounds of sea green and midnight blue, the dragon-form handles enameled en suite, the eyes of the dragons set with hardstone cabochons.
LOT 279
AN EXTRAORDINARY RUSSIAN GILDED SILVER AND SHADED ENAMEL TWO-HANDLED TRAY, RETAILED BY KURLYUKOV, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1900200,000—300,000 USDLot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 632,000 USDlength 16 3/4 in. 42.5 cm, of shaped oval form, exquisitely enameled with "A Boyar Wedding Feast," after Konstantin Makovsky, the lobed borders enameled with colorful foliage on grounds of sea green, Chinese red, pink and blue, each side with a reserve of swans and each high architectural handle decorated with scrolls in relief surmounted by a chrysoprase cabochon, undoubtably by Feodor Rückert, retailer's mark of Kurlyukov only.
LOT 303
A FABERGÉ CARVED NEPHRITE, ENAMEL, VARI-COLOR GOLD AND JEWELED TABLE BAROMETER, WORKMASTER HENRIK WIGSTRÖM, ST. PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1910
80,000—120,000 USDLot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 240,000 USDwidth 3 1/4 in. 8.2 cm, the border of the aperture enameled with white stripes, the corners applied with ribbon-tied gold laurel wreathes, the sides applied with swags of gold laurel, each swag pendent from a ribbon-bow pinned by a red cabochon, raised on four gadrooned supports, marked with initials of workmaster, Fabergé in Cyrillic, 56 and 88 standard.
LOT 325
ALEXIS NICHOLAEVICH: A SILVER AND WOOD PRESENTATION CHARGER MOUNTED WITH ROMANOV PORTRAIT PLAQUES, CIRCA 191360,000—80,000 USDLot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 156,000 USD
diameter 21 1/2 in. 54.5 cm, applied at the center with a gilded silver Romanov griffin holding a "jeweled" shield, the silver border also "jeweled" and applied with enameled portrait plaques painted with sixteen Romanov rulers, the interior silver circle engraved with a presentation inscription, "To the Heir and Grand Duke Alexis Nicholaevich, a gift of work from the artist of the Imperial Maly Theater, Vladimir Feodorovich Sashin," and with the dates 1613-1913, maker's mark H.C. unidentified.
LOT 344 A SET OF SIX RUSSIAN GILDED SILVER AND ENAMEL SHERBET CUPS, ANTIP KUZMICHEV, MOSCOW, CIRCA 190020,000—30,000 USDLot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 240,000 USDheight 6 1/2 in. 16.6 cm, the bowls enameled translucent sky blue, orange, yellow, deep red, white and deep blue, over guilloché grounds, the stems enameled with armorials. Together with four matching spoons and another similar spoon, by Feodor Rückert. 11 pieces.
LOT 376
A RUSSIAN PORCELAIN PLATE FROM A MILITARY SERVICE, IMPERIAL PORCELAIN MANUFACTORY, ST. PETERSBURG, PERIOD OF NICHOLAS I (1825-55)40,000—60,000 USDLot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 180,000 USDdiameter 9 1/4 in. 23.3 cm, painted with officers and soldiers, the turquoise green border gilded with Imperial eagles and trophies of arms, the reverse inscribed in Cyrillic, "Grenadier Corps. 1st Grenadier Division" and with further identifying inscription, signed by the artist N. Yakovlev and dated 1837, blue cypher mark.
LOT 377
A RUSSIAN PORCELAIN PLATE FROM A MILITARY SERVICE, IMPERIAL PORCELAIN MANUFACTORY, ST. PETERSBURG, PERIOD OF NICHOLAS I (1825-55)40,000—60,000 USDLot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 198,000 USD9 3/8 in. 23.8 cm, painted with officers and soldiers, the turquoise green border gilded with Imperial eagles and trophies of arms, the reverse inscribed in Cyrillic, "Kavkaz Corps, Niznigorod Dragoon Regiment," signed by the artist S. Daladugin and dated 1842, with blue cypher mark.
LOT 381
A SET OF TWELVE RUSSIAN PORCELAIN LUNCHEON PLATES FROM THE KREMLIN SERVICE, IMPERIAL PORCELAIN MANUFACTORY, ST. PETERSBURG, PERIOD OF NICHOLAS I (1825-55)30,000—50,000 USDLot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 216,000 USDdiameter 8 5/8 in. 22 cm, the centers painted with black Imperial eagles on a green ground, blue cypher marks.
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LOT 395
THE PURPLE SERVICE: A RUSSIAN PORCELAIN DINNER SERVICE, IMPERIAL PORCELAIN MANUFACTORY, ST. PETERSBURG, PERIOD OF NICHOLAS II (1894-1917)30,000—50,000 USDLot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 180,000 USD width of bowl 9 1/8 in. 23 cm, comprising twenty Dinner Plates, twenty Soup Plates, twenty Dessert Plates with centers painted with putti and with pierced borders, twelve Side Plates, eight Teacups, eight Saucers, and a shaped square Serving Bowl, with green cypher marks and dates 1904-1907. 89 pieces.
LOT 437 A RUSSIAN HAGIOGRAPHICAL ICON OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, CIRCA 160060,000—80,000 USDLot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 240,000 USD35 1/2 x 28 3/4 in. 90 x 73 cm, the central panel of St. John surrounded by fourteen scenes of his life.
LOT 439
A RUSSIAN ICON OF ST. JOHN THE FORERUNNER, 15TH CENTURY
100,000—120,000 USDLot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 284,800 USD45 1/2 in. 115.5 cma panel from the Deesis row of an iconostasis.
LOT 446A FINE AND RARE RUSSIAN GOLD AND ENAMEL ICON TRYPTYCH, HAHN, WORKMASTER ALEXANDER TILLANDER, ST. PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1890
30,000—50,000 USDLot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 284,800 USD 4 1/2 x 5 1/4 in. 11.5 x 13.4 cm open
the doors embossed with cherabim and seraphim, and inscribed in Cyrillic, `Doors of Heaven, Open for Me', opening to reveal the central panel finely enameled with the Holy Visage below a dove emblematic of the Holy Spirit, all within a green enameled arch, the wings enameled with St. Nicholas and the Warrior St. George.
LOT 475
IVAN KOVSHENKOV, A BRONZE CRIMEAN WAR GROUP7,000—9,000 USDLot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 120,000 USDheight 21 3/4 in. 55 cm. a soldier borne on the shoulders of another, inscribed, "Heroic Act of Duke Andronikov," inscribed with signature and dated 1854.
LOT 486
AFTER EVGENI ALEXANDROVICH LANCERAY (1848-86), A BRONZE EQUESTRIAN GROUP15,000—20,000 USDLot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 90,000 USDlength 17 in. 43 cm, depicting a warrior on a rearing horse, inscribed with signature.
LOT 490
EVGENI ALEXANDROVICH LANCERAY (1848-86), A BRONZE GROUP OF A CHUMAK DRIVING OXEN10,000—15,000 USDLot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 51,000 USDlength 19 3/4 in. 50 cm, inscribed with signature and dated 1870, with Chopin foundry mark and with Finance Ministry stamp, wood base.
LOT 498
EVGENI ALEXANDROVICH LANCERAY (1848-86), A BRONZE GROUP OF AN ARAB WARRIOR
15,000—20,000 USDLot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 120,000 USDlength 18 1/4 in. 46.3 cm, inscribed with signature and with Chopin foundry mark.
LOT 502 GRACHEV, A BRONZE FALCONING GROUP
30,000—40,000 USDLot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 240,000 USD length 18 in. 46 cm,inscribed with signature and with Woerffel foundry mark.
LOT 627
ORDER OF ST. GEORGE: A CAUCASIAN SHASHKA WITH SILVER AND NIELLO HILT AND SCABBARD, 19TH CENTURY9,000—12,000 USDLot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 45,000 USDlength 38 in. 96.5 cm, the silver and enamel hilt applied with an enameled badge of the Imperial Order of St. George and "For Bravery" in Cyrillic, the leather scabbard applied with nielloed silver reserves, the blade stamped by the maker, Guzunov, and engraved with the Imperial cypher of Nicholas II.
LOT 635
EVGENI ALEXANDROVICH LANCERAY (1848-86), A BRONZE GROUP OF A MEDIEVAL WARRIOR20,000—30,000 USDLot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 84,000 USD height 14 3/4 in. 37.5 cm,signed.
LOT 642
PAVEL FEDOROVICH TCHELICHEVRUSSIAN, 1898-1957CLUSTERS OF GRAPES
25,000—35,000 USDLot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 192,000 USD33 by 41.3 cm,,signed P. Tchelitchew (lower right) oil on canvas
LOT 661
NIKOLAI KONSTANTINOVICH ROERICHRUSSIAN, 1874-1947THE LIGHT OF ASIA40,000—60,000 USDLot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 228,000 USD36.2 by 63.5 cmdated 1928 and inscribed N55/TAKASHIMA (on the reverse),mixed media on canvasboard
LOT 727
FEDOT VASILIEVICH SYCHKOVRUSSIAN, 1870-1958TOBAGGANING60,000—80,000 USDLot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 126,000 USD81.2 by 67.3 cm,signed in Cyrillic and dated 1933 (lower right),oil on canvas
LOT 763
LEV ILIICH TABENKINRUSSIAN, B. 1952GYMNASTS10,000—15,000 USDLot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 102,000 USD135 by 125 cm,signed in cyrillic,oil on canvas
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IMPERIAL PERSIA: A RUSSIAN GOLD, ENAMEL AND DIAMOND-SET SNUFF BOX, HAHN, ST. PETERSBURG, WORKMASTER CARL BLANK,CIRCA 1900 
A RUSSIAN GILDED SILVER AND SHADED ENAMEL LARGE KOVSH, FEODOR RÜCKERT, MOSCOW, CIRCA 190040,000—60,000 USDLot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 204,000 USDlength 11 in. 28 cm,the round body and hook handle finely enameled with colorful flowers and foliage on grounds of pale blue, Chinese red and brown, and set with colored hardstone cabochons. 
A MAGNIFICENT RUSSIAN GILDED SILVER AND CHAMPLEVÉ ENAMEL COMPLETE TEA AND COFFEE SET, OVCHINNIKOV, MOSCOW, 
A FINE AND RARE MASSIVE RUSSIAN GILDED SILVER AND SHADED ENAMEL THREE-HANDLED CUP, OVCHINNIKOV, MOSCOW, CIRCA 190080,000—120,000 USDLot Sold. Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium: 307,200 USDheight 9 in. 23 cm, each side enameled between the handles with a colorful Imperial eagle, the lower section enameled with flowering foliage on alternating grounds of sea green and midnight blue, the dragon-form handles enameled en suite, the eyes of the dragons set with hardstone cabochons. 
A FINE AND RARE RUSSIAN GOLD AND ENAMEL ICON TRYPTYCH, HAHN, WORKMASTER ALEXANDER TILLANDER, ST. PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1890 
