Lot 361
  • 361

A SMALL BRONZE PROTRAIT BUST OF TSAR ALEXANDER I FJODOR IWANOWITSCH KOVESHENKOV (1785-1850) dated 1827

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 EUR
bidding is closed

Description

  • signed and dated on the reverse
  • 11cm. high.
modelled after Berthel Thorvalsen all' antica

Provenance

Ernst II (1871-1955), governing Duke of Sachsen-Altenburg
Friedrich Ernst Prince of Sachsen-Altenburg (1905-1985)
Thence by inheritance

Condition

Light rubbing to the patination.
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Catalogue Note

Fjodor Iwanowitsch Kovschenkov worked as sculptor, brass-founder and medallist in St. Petersburg. A bronze portrait bust of Alexander I. is reported at the Szwinjins Museum, St. Petersburg.