15 June 2007
A Half-Length Portrait of Lev Nikolaevitch Tolstoy signed Paul Troubetzkoy, inscribed in Cyrillic and dated 1908.
Bronze, dark brown, green and mid brown patination on a marble base, height 39 cm.
15,000-20,000 Pounds
Provenance: Piccolo Collection, Milan, Italy.
Literature: P. Kjellberg, Les Bronzes du X1Xe Siecle, Les Editions de L'Amateur, 1986, p. 629–634.
M. Forrest, Art Bronzes,
Schiffer Publications Ltd, Pennsylvania 1988, p. 354–355.
Alberti Libraio Editor, Paolo Troubetzkoy Scultore, pp.148–149.
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.