Live Auction 2771The Sculpture Sale
CAST BY WOERFFEL FROM THE MODEL BY VASSILI YACOVLEVICH GRACHEV (RUSSIAN, 1831-1905)
Lot 1048

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

Two cossack horsemen

Closed21 November 2007

Price Realised

EUR 7,450

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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

Specialist note

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.