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Evgeny Lanceray (1848-1886), A Russian Bronze: The Tsar's Falconer
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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Description
- inscribed with signature, with Chopin foundry mark, with Finance Ministry stamp, and with Tiffany & Co. stamp
- Height 19 1/8 in.
- 48.6 cm
a richly dressed falconer, wearing a caftan bearing the Russian Imperial double-headed eagle on the back and embroidered gloves, is depicted reining in his mount and poised to release the bird of prey in his right hand
Condition
rein on right side missing; otherwise, good detail and patina
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Because of its energetic composition and careful attention to historical detail, this bronze of a falconer from the reign of Alexei Mikhailovich was one of five works cited when the Russian Academy of Arts promoted Evgeni Lanceray to the status of artist of the first class (klassnyi khudozhnik pervoi stepeni) in May 1872. Tiffany & Company introduced and popularized Lanceray and other Russian bronze sculptors in the United States and this work, marked with the retailer's stamp, was clearly one of the earliest editions to have been sold in the United States. See N.R. Levinson and L.N. Goncharova, Russkaia khudozhestvennaia bronza, Moscow, 1958, pp. 79-80, 82; G.W. Sudbury, Evgueni Alexandrovitch Lanceray, 1848-1886, Lausanne, 2006, pp. 104-106; and Karen Kettering, "Decoration and Disconnection," in Russian Art and the West, Northern Illinois University Press, 2006, pp. 61-85.