A RARE BRONZE MODEL OF IVAN THE TERRIBLE

Lot 143
23.11.2020 14:00UTC +00:00
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£ 62 500
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Lot 143 | A RARE BRONZE MODEL OF IVAN THE TERRIBLE
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£ 30 000 – 50 000
A RARE BRONZE MODEL OF IVAN THE TERRIBLE

CAST BY ADOLF MORAN, AFTER THE MODEL BY MARK ANTOKOLSKY, CIRCA 1870S

On a rectangular base, realistically cast and finely chased as Ivan the Terrible sitting on the throne, with a book on his lap and holding rosary beads in his left hand, with Cyrillic foundry mark 'A. Moran Pr. St P.' on base rim

11 ½ in. (29.3 cm.) high

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