A BRONZE MODEL OF A COURTING COUPLE
CAST BY WOERFFEL, AFTER THE MODEL BY VASILII GRACHEV, CIRCA 1877
On a naturalistic rectangular base, modelled as a Cossack lying beside a seated woman with her hand on his back, signed on base in Cyrillic 'Mod.[elled] [by] Grachev', with Finance Ministry stamp dated 1877, and foundry mark 'Fabr. C.F. Woerffel'
7 ¾ in. (19.7 cm.) wide
A BRONZE MODEL OF A COURTING COUPLE
CAST BY WOERFFEL, AFTER THE MODEL BY VASILII GRACHEV, CIRCA 1877
On a naturalistic rectangular base, modelled as a Cossack lying beside a seated woman with her hand on his back, signed on base in Cyrillic 'Mod.[elled] [by] Grachev', with Finance Ministry stamp dated 1877, and foundry mark 'Fabr. C.F. Woerffel'
7 ¾ in. (19.7 cm.) wide
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