7 June 2017 Russian Art Auctions

7 June 2017

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Suivante du Saphir, Costume Design

§ 154. ERTÉ (ROMAN DE TIRTOFF) (1892-1990)

Suivante du Saphir, Costume Design, signed, further stamped with the artist's studio stamp, inscribed "Les Trésors/G.W.S.", titled and dated twice, once "V-1926", on the reverse.

Pencil, ink and gouache, heightened with silver, on paper, 35.5 by 28.5 cm.
1,000-1,500 GBP


Provenance: A gift from the artist to Maria Gromtseva (1901–1980), a costume designer, Paris, in the 1950s.
Thence by descent.
Private collection, France.


Notes on symbols:
* Indicates 5% Import Duty Charge applies.
Ω Indicates 20% Import Duty Charge applies.
§ Indicates Artist's Resale Right applies.
† Indicates Standard VAT scheme applies, and the rate of 20% VAT will be charged on both hammer price and premium.