2910 Coney Island Ave 1st Floor Brooklyn, NY 11235 USA, United States
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A large collection of antique items combined from several NYC estates. Fine art, photographs, documents, military memorabilia, art glass, porcelain, decorative antiques, and more…
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LOT 132:
ANTIQUE RUSSIAN OIL PAINTING BY NIKOLAI SVERCHKOV
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Sold for: $225
Price including buyer’s premium:
$
288
Start price:
$
50
Estimated price :
$100 - $150
Buyer's Premium: 28%
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ANTIQUE RUSSIAN OIL PAINTING BY NIKOLAI SVERCHKOV
Nikolai Egorovich Sverchkov, Russian, 1817 to 1898, an antique oil painting on canvas depicting an outdoor portrait of a horse. Signed in Cyrillic lower left. Framed. Nikolai Yegorovich Sverchkov was a Russian painter and engraver. His works begun to attract public attention from 1844. Sverchkovs Return From the Bear Hunt, exhibited in 1863, was bought by Napoleon III. For this and two other paintings, The Fair and The Station, Sverchkov was awarded the Order of the Legion of Honor. Returning to Petersburg from abroad in 1864, Sverchkov painted The Turn out of Tsar Aleksey Mikhailovich on the Military Parade of 1664 for Alexander II. An animal painter, Sverchkov started his creative work at the Khrenovskiy and Chesmenskiy state stud farms. In 1844 Sverchkov did several lithographs, and by the end of 1840s he had painted three portraits. One of a kind artwork.
Dimensions
Overall size: Frame 15 x 18 3/4 in. Image 11 x 14 in. All measurements are approximate.
Condition
Overall good condition. Signs of wear and age. Refer to photos. Sold as is.
