Lot 22
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Piotr Ivanovich Balashov

Estimate
18,000 - 25,000 GBP
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Description

  • Piotr Ivanovich Balashov
  • A Group of Dragoons
  • signed in Cyrillic and dated 1872 l.r. 
  • watercolour over pencil heightened with white on paper
  • 42 by 34cm, 16 1/2 by 13 1/4 in.

Provenance

Sotheby's London, The Russian Sale, 15 December 1994, lot 239

Condition

The sheet has discoloured slightly, particularly at the edges. The remains of adhesive are visible at the edges and corners on the reverse. The sheet is hinged to the mount along the top edge. Held behind glass in a gilt wooden frame. Unexamined out of frame.
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