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Property from the Collection of Boris Fuchsmann, Germany

Yuri Dolgorukii: A Bronze Reduction after the model by Sergei Orlov, cast by Monumentsculptura, circa 1960

Auction Closed

November 25, 06:21 PM GMT

Estimate

25,000 - 35,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

depicting the warrior prince in full armor, astride a horse, his sword and shield tucked behind him, on a rectangular base, inscribed S. Orlov in Cyrillic, 1960, also with presentation inscription in Cyrillic dated 25 May 1962 "to the workforce of the Prague institute of haematology and blood transfusion on the day of the 10th anniversary from the workforce of the central institute of blood transfusion, USSR," the side inscribed Leningrad, monumentsculptura 1960 in Cyrillic,


height 54 cm; 21 1/4 in.

length 56 cm; 22 in.

The present lot is a reduction of Sergei Orlov's bronze monument to Yuri Dolgorukii erected in 1954 in front of the Moscow municipality on Tverskaya Street, in the city center.