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ALEXANDER VLADIMIROVICH MAKOVSKY (RUSSIAN 1869-1924)Na porubya (At the Felling), 1896oil on panel 26.5 x 41 cm (10 3/8 x 16 1/8 in.)signed and dated lower rightEXHIBITEDThird Art Exhibition of the Oryol Society of Fine Arts Lovers, 1890s (old label affixed to verso)

OLGA KONSTANTINOVNA DEINEKO (RUSSIAN 1897-1970)Autumn in Kolomna, 1956watercolor on paper30.5 x 42 cm (12 x 16 9/16 in.)signed lower right, signed, dated, and titled on versoPROVENANCECollection of Viktor Kholodkov LOT NOTESDeineko was a well-known Ukrainian and Russian Soviet Avant-garde painter and graphic artist; poster and book designer. She was born in 1897 at Chernigov Region (Ukraine). Then lived in Petrograd and Moscow. In 1919-1923 worked as assistant professor in VKhUTEMAS. Deineko worked together with her husband Nikolay Troshin, the artist-in-chief of the magazine "USSR in Construction". Exhibited in 1934 (Moscow) with Gustav Klutsis; in 1937 (Moscow) with Ivan Kliun, Aristarkh Lentulov, Nadezhda Udaltsova, et al.This lot comes from the collection of Viktor Kholodkov (1948-2015), who fulfilled his passion for books, avant-garde design and paper memorabilia by devoting his life to collecting and dealing of prominent works of Russian graphic art of the first half of the 20th century. The dedicated collector acquired a multitude of books and artworks throughout decades, meticulously labeling and archiving every single item. Many came directly from the most preeminent artists of the time, as well as from their families and estates. He also possessed a vast number of drawings from the famous collection of another avant-garde enthusiast, Nikolai Khardzhiev. After leaving the USSR in 1989 and settling in California, Viktor continued his work as a Soviet art dealer and critic, actively publishing various articles and contributing to several major Russian avant-garde exhibitions across the U.S., such as the 1991 Russia Under Fire in the 40s on the West Coast and the 1992 Guggenheim exhibition The Great Utopia: The Russian and Soviet Avant-Garde. Kholodkov also contributed to the archives of the biggest American institutions. His sophisticated selection of over 2000 Russian sheet music covers was acquired by The Library of Congress, and an extensive amount of material related to VKhUTEMAS is now at the J. Paul Getty Museum.

SOLOMON SAMSONOVICH BOIM (RUSSIAN 1899-1978)Winter Palace, 1956watercolor on paper31 x 43.7 cm (12 3/16 x 17 3/16 in.)signed, dated, and titled on versoPROVENANCECollection of Viktor Kholodkov LOT NOTESBoim Solomon Samsonovich was a well-known Soviet artist of Jewish origin, is known mostly for his works in graphic techniques: watercolor, gouache, drawing, engraving, book illustrations and posters ("Agitplakat"). He lived in Ukraine, Leningrad, and Moscow. Studied in VKhUTEMAS from Kupreyanov. From 1926 on Boim participated in hundreds of exhibitions at home and abroad. He exhibited with such prominent artists as N. Altman, S. Chekhonin, G. Klutsis, V. Lebedev, El Lissitzky, K. Malevich, L. Popova, A. Rodchenko, V. Tatlin, P. Filonov, Stenberg Brothers, and V. Stepanova. His favorite subjects included architecture and cityscapes (mostly Leningrad/St. Petersburg and Moscow), nautical themes and the Navy, and Great Patriotic War. Boim's paintings were influenced by Socialist Realism and Russian Impressionism. Boim's works are widely recognized. They may be seen in the former Soviet Union in the Tretyakov Gallery, the Russian Museum, the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, and other major museums.This lot comes from the collection of Viktor Kholodkov (1948-2015), who fulfilled his passion for books, avant-garde design and paper memorabilia by devoting his life to collecting and dealing of prominent works of Russian graphic art of the first half of the 20th century. The dedicated collector acquired a multitude of books and artworks throughout decades, meticulously labeling and archiving every single item. Many came directly from the most preeminent artists of the time, as well as from their families and estates. He also possessed a vast number of drawings from the famous collection of another avant-garde enthusiast, Nikolai Khardzhiev. After leaving the USSR in 1989 and settling in California, Viktor continued his work as a Soviet art dealer and critic, actively publishing various articles and contributing to several major Russian avant-garde exhibitions across the U.S., such as the 1991 Russia Under Fire in the 40s on the West Coast and the 1992 Guggenheim exhibition The Great Utopia: The Russian and Soviet Avant-Garde. Kholodkov also contributed to the archives of the biggest American institutions. His sophisticated selection of over 2000 Russian sheet music covers was acquired by The Library of Congress, and an extensive amount of material related to VKhUTEMAS is now at the J. Paul Getty Museum.

A RUSSIAN ICON OF THE SAVIOUR OF SMOLENSK, 18TH CENTURYChrist represented standing in a frontal position, his right hand raised in a blessing gesture and his left hand holding the Gospels, to either side of Him in all probability St Varlaam Khutynski and St. Sergius of Radonezh, kneeling in prayer at his feet. Egg tempera and gesso on wood panel with kovcheg. Two insert splints on the back. 31.2 x 26.4 cm (12 1/4 x 10 7/16 in.)LOT NOTESDuring the 1920s and 1930s, the new Soviet government was in desparate need of hard currency. One of the ways that they achieved this goal was to sell religious icons (which had no place in a newly atheistic society) to wealthy westerners visiting the new country. These icons would be sold in commission shops and the "MOSGOSTORG" antiques and art shops to diplomats and other visitors. Countless treasures left the country, and in this way, some of the best known collections of Russian icons and works of art in the West were formed. One of the main businessman to take advantage of this opportunity was the especially shrewd Armand Hammer, who exported the icons and works to the United States and began marketing them to the American public starting in 1931 in exhibitions such as Fine Russian Icons and Relics from Royal Russia at their "L"Ermitage Galleries", and later through numerous wildly successful department store sales across the country. PROVENANCEMOSGOSTORG label circa 1930s on the verso stating that the icon is dated from the XVI-XVII centuriesAcquired by the descendants of Alexander Ivanovich Nelidov (1835-1910), Russian Ambassador to Turkey, Italy and FranceCollection of the Nelidov family to the present day

FATHER VLADIMIR IVANOV, RUSSIAN ICONS, 1989Father Vladimir Ivanov (Russian), authorRUSSIAN ICONS, (New York: Rizzoli, 1988). First edition in English, originally published as Il Grande Libro della Icone Russe (Rizzoli, 1987). 4to (306 x 227 mm) clothbound hardcover with original dust jacket. 219 pp. with 154 color illustrations and 14 full-page color photographs. Text in English (trans. by Mary Leonore Morse) with preface by Metropolitan Pitirim. Out of print.LOT NOTESAn out-of-print book by Father Vladimir Ivanov, an expert in art theory and theology, with preface by Metropolitan Pitirim, the metropolitan of Volokolamsk and Yuryevsk and the president of the editorial department of the Patriarchate of Moscow.

MIKHAIL MIKHAILOVICH TARKHANOV (RUSSIAN 1888-1962)Cimmeria, 1919gouache on cardboard under glass19.5 x 25.6 cm (7 11/16 x 10 1/16 in.)signed, titled, and dated on versoPROVENANCECollection of Viktor Kholodkov LOT NOTESMikhail Tarkhanov was a Russian avant-garde graphic artist known for his abstract, water-based textured compositions. He graduated from the Stroganov Moscow State University of Arts and Industry in 1915, later enrolling at VKhUTEMAS, where he studied under Vasili Kandinsky and Vladimir Favorsky. From 1932 until his death, the exhibition of abstract art was banned, so he secretly pursued his abstract work while working officially for various Soviet institutions. He was able to exhibit his beautiful, unique compositions only a handful of times from 1919 to 1931, alongside artists such as Natan Altman, El Lissitzky, Kazimir Malevich, and Alexander Rodchenko. Much of his oeuvre has remained unseen until the present. Tarkhanov`s works are included in the permanent collections of the State Tretyakov Gallery, the Russian State Museum, the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, and at the Getty Center. This is a prime example of one of Tarkhanov`s intricate designs created by a carefully crafted mixed medium. Provenance: the artist`s estate.This lot comes from the collection of Viktor Kholodkov (1948-2015), who fulfilled his passion for books, avant-garde design and paper memorabilia by devoting his life to collecting and dealing of prominent works of Russian graphic art of the first half of the 20th century. The dedicated collector acquired a multitude of books and artworks throughout decades, meticulously labeling and archiving every single item. Many came directly from the most preeminent artists of the time, as well as from their families and estates. He also possessed a vast number of drawings from the famous collection of another avant-garde enthusiast, Nikolai Khardzhiev. After leaving the USSR in 1989 and settling in California, Viktor continued his work as a Soviet art dealer and critic, actively publishing various articles and contributing to several major Russian avant-garde exhibitions across the U.S., such as the 1991 Russia Under Fire in the 40s on the West Coast and the 1992 Guggenheim exhibition The Great Utopia: The Russian and Soviet Avant-Garde. Kholodkov also contributed to the archives of the biggest American institutions. His sophisticated selection of over 2000 Russian sheet music covers was acquired by The Library of Congress, and an extensive amount of material related to VKhUTEMAS is now at the J. Paul Getty Museum.

SOLOMON SAMSONOVICH BOIM (RUSSIAN 1899-1978)Ivan the Great Bell Tower, 1956gouache on paper31.2 x 43.5 cm (12 1/4 x 17 1/8 in)initialed and dated lower left, signed on versoPROVENANCECollection of Viktor Kholodkov LOT NOTESBoim Solomon Samsonovich was a well-known Soviet artist of Jewish origin, is known mostly for his works in graphic techniques: watercolor, gouache, drawing, engraving, book illustrations and posters ("Agitplakat"). He lived in Ukraine, Leningrad, and Moscow. Studied in VKhUTEMAS from Kupreyanov. From 1926 on Boim participated in hundreds of exhibitions at home and abroad. He exhibited with such prominent artists as N. Altman, S. Chekhonin, G. Klutsis, V. Lebedev, El Lissitzky, K. Malevich, L. Popova, A. Rodchenko, V. Tatlin, P. Filonov, Stenberg Brothers, and V. Stepanova. His favorite subjects included architecture and cityscapes (mostly Leningrad/St. Petersburg and Moscow), nautical themes and the Navy, and Great Patriotic War. Boim's paintings were influenced by Socialist Realism and Russian Impressionism. Boim's works are widely recognized. They may be seen in the former Soviet Union in the Tretyakov Gallery, the Russian Museum, the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, and other major museums.This lot comes from the collection of Viktor Kholodkov (1948-2015), who fulfilled his passion for books, avant-garde design and paper memorabilia by devoting his life to collecting and dealing of prominent works of Russian graphic art of the first half of the 20th century. The dedicated collector acquired a multitude of books and artworks throughout decades, meticulously labeling and archiving every single item. Many came directly from the most preeminent artists of the time, as well as from their families and estates. He also possessed a vast number of drawings from the famous collection of another avant-garde enthusiast, Nikolai Khardzhiev. After leaving the USSR in 1989 and settling in California, Viktor continued his work as a Soviet art dealer and critic, actively publishing various articles and contributing to several major Russian avant-garde exhibitions across the U.S., such as the 1991 Russia Under Fire in the 40s on the West Coast and the 1992 Guggenheim exhibition The Great Utopia: The Russian and Soviet Avant-Garde. Kholodkov also contributed to the archives of the biggest American institutions. His sophisticated selection of over 2000 Russian sheet music covers was acquired by The Library of Congress, and an extensive amount of material related to VKhUTEMAS is now at the J. Paul Getty Museum.

NIKOLAI ANTONOVICH MATSEDONSKY (RUSSIAN 1911-1980)Advertisement Maquette, 1934gouache and pencil on paperimage size 23.7 x 33.8 cm (9 5/16 x 13 5/16 in.), sheet size 31 x 43.2 cm (12 3/16 x 17 in.)dated on versoPROVENANCECollection of Viktor Kholodkov LOT NOTESMatsedonsky was a Soviet Avant-garde painter, graphic artist and sculptor known primarily for his stage and costume designs, as well as his work in advertisement. Born in Vinnytsia (Ukraine), he moved to Moscow, where he graduated from VKhUTEMAS in 1932. He then became a stage manager in the Kamerny and Moscow Drama Theaters. Matsedonsky also worked extensively in advertising for industry and cinema.This lot comes from the collection of Viktor Kholodkov (1948-2015), who fulfilled his passion for books, avant-garde design and paper memorabilia by devoting his life to collecting and dealing of prominent works of Russian graphic art of the first half of the 20th century. The dedicated collector acquired a multitude of books and artworks throughout decades, meticulously labeling and archiving every single item. Many came directly from the most preeminent artists of the time, as well as from their families and estates. He also possessed a vast number of drawings from the famous collection of another avant-garde enthusiast, Nikolai Khardzhiev. After leaving the USSR in 1989 and settling in California, Viktor continued his work as a Soviet art dealer and critic, actively publishing various articles and contributing to several major Russian avant-garde exhibitions across the U.S., such as the 1991 Russia Under Fire in the 40s on the West Coast and the 1992 Guggenheim exhibition The Great Utopia: The Russian and Soviet Avant-Garde. Kholodkov also contributed to the archives of the biggest American institutions. His sophisticated selection of over 2000 Russian sheet music covers was acquired by The Library of Congress, and an extensive amount of material related to VKhUTEMAS is now at the J. Paul Getty Museum.

A RUSSIAN ICON OF THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST, NOVGOROD, END OF THE 16TH CENTURYEgg tempera, gesso, and gold leaf on wood panel with double kovcheg. 31.2 x 24 cm (12 1/4 x 9 7/16 in.)LOT NOTESDuring the 1920s and 1930s, the new Soviet government was in desparate need of hard currency. One of the ways that they achieved this goal was to sell religious icons (which had no place in a newly atheistic society) to wealthy westerners visiting the new country. These icons would be sold in commission shops and the "MOSGOSTORG" antiques and art shops to diplomats and other visitors. Countless treasures left the country, and in this way, some of the best known collections of Russian icons and works of art in the West were formed. One of the main businessman to take advantage of this opportunity was the especially shrewd Armand Hammer, who exported the icons and works to the United States and began marketing them to the American public starting in 1931 in exhibitions such as Fine Russian Icons and Relics from Royal Russia at their "L"Ermitage Galleries", and later through numerous wildly successful department store sales across the country. PROVENANCEMOSGOSTORG label circa 1930s on the versoAcquired by the descendants of Alexander Ivanovich Nelidov (1835-1910), Russian Ambassador to Turkey, Italy and FranceCollection of the Nelidov family to the present day

Russian Art. 5 various illus. quarto vols.

Ceramics - a Russian teapot, bowls, plates, blue pattern on white ground, gilded detail; an Art Deco style part tea service, triangulated handles, green and silver banding on white ground

Head of Lenin cut from Russian Coin - Hand cut by Vagrant Art - Vagrant Art is a mission to take other peoples scrap and turn it into things of beauty. "We don't inherit the Earth from our parents, we borrow it from our children"

PradŠre (Alexandre). French Furniture Makers, The Art of the Eb‚niste from Louis XIV to the Revolution, 1st edition, USA, 1989, numerous colour and black and white illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, covers lightly marked and rubbed to head and foot, large 4to, together with Coffin (Sarah D., et al, editors), Feeding Desire, Design and the Tools of the Table 1500-2005, 1st edition, USA, 2006, numerous colour and black and white illustrations, original cloth in dust jacket, covers lightly rubbed to head and foot, large 4to, and Gilodo (Andrei), Russian Jewellery, Russian Silver, both 1994, Russian Enamel Mid-19th century-20th Century, (Russian Decorative Metalwork Series), Russia, 1996, numerous colour illustrations, all original cloth in dust jackets, large 8vo, plus other modern antique and art reference, mostly original cloth in dust jackets, G/VG, 8vo/4to (6 shelves + a carton)

Hoppe (Emil Otto). Studies from the Russian Ballet, 1st edition, Fine Art Society, [1911], 15 photogravure plates mounted on card, some scattered dust-soiling and minor spotting to mounts, upper half of printed title (browned) present, loosely contained in original card portfolio with printed paper label to upper cover and contents list to front pastedown, some soiling and wear, folio (1)

Hoppe (Emil Otto). Studies from the Russian Ballet, 1st edition, Fine Art Society, [1911], 15 photogravure plates mounted on card, some spotting mostly confined to mounts but plate 8 (Nijinsky in Le Spectre de la Rose) heavily spotted across mount and spotting to image, lacks printed title-page, loosely contained in original card portfolio with printed paper label to upper cover and contents list to front pastedown, some marks and edge wear, slight loss at head and foot of spine, folio (1)

Morrell (Ottoline, 1873-1938). A scrap album compiled by Lady Ottoline Morrell, circa 1914-20, containing newscuttings, portraits from magazines, some photographs or reproductions of photographs, mainly covering the war, politics and the arts, including Philip Morrell's election as MP for Burnley, newscuttings relating to Roger Casement, pictures of the war including bomb damage and soldiers near the front line, prisoners, etc., a substantial coverage of the Irish Rebellion of 1916, including all the main participants, the signing of the Versailles Treaty, the Russian Revolution of 1919, ballet and film coverage, including the Ballets Russes, Charlie Chaplin, women's fashions, a photograph of the Spanish singer Raquel Miller, signed and inscribed to Lady Ottoline Morrell, a portrait photograph of Julian Huxley, reproductions of recent English works of art, etc., all mounted on over 60 pale blue album leaves, all edges gilt, original straight-grained half morocco, lettered in gilt to upper cover 'Manuscript Extracts 1899 O.C.B.', rubbed and scuffed with some wear to joints and extremities, folio Provenance: From the library of Philip and Lady Ottoline Morrell, thence by descent. (1)

Ensemble de 78 pièces en laque de Khokhloma de la région de Gorky, vers 1970, comprenant : 1 saladier, 3 puisoirs avec 13 puisettes, 17 cuillères, 11 petites cuillères, 3 cuillères à pot, 4 louches, 6 coupelles, 4 tasses, 2 petites assiettes, 3 bols, 3 petits bols, 1 présentoir sur pied, 5 bonbonières avec couvercle, 1 œuf et 1 plateau.On y joint un livre :Yemelyanova Tatyana, Khokhloma Folk Painting. Leningrad : Aurora Art Pub, 1980. Varia Collectibles Art russe - Russian Art - Russische Kunst

Ensemble de pièces comprenant un œuf en verre russe rouge et doré à décor de l'aigle bicéphale, et un verre en cristal bicolore mauve transparent à réhaut d'or. H. 10 cm & 12 cm. On y joint six verres en cristal rouge. H. 8.5 cm & D. 8 cm. Porcelaine, Cristallerie & Art de vivre Ceramics Art russe - Russian Art - Russische Kunst;Cristallerie -Verrerie - Cristal - Glass - Glas - Kristall

Coquetier sur piédouche en argent russe 84 zolotniks, poinçon de Moscou, par HA de 1835 (Dubrowin Nikolai Lukitsch (1822-1855)), panse agrémentée d'un décor niellé représentant un village, intérieur vermeil. H. 6.9 cm & D. 5.3 cm. Poids : 68 g. Argenterie et Orfèvrerie Silver Art russe - Russian Art - Russische Kunst;Argenterie - Silver - Silber

Ensemble de 24 pièces en laque de Palekh comprenant : 1 plaque ou couverture de livre signé, 1 petit carnet d'adresse, 1 paire de boucle d'oreilles, 3 broches, 3 boîtes, 15 boîtes signées. On y joint une petite boîte en écorce de bouleau à décor moulé. Varia Collectibles Art russe - Russian Art - Russische Kunst

Ensemble de livres sur l'art russe comprenant:- Gosudarstvennyĭ Ėrmitazh, State Hermitage. Tokyo : Kodansha, 1969. - Gosudarstvennye muzei Moskovskogo Kremlea, State Museums of the Moscow Kremlin. Leningrad : State Russian Museum, Tokyo : Kodansha, 1969. - Korchounova Tamara , Le costume en Russie, XVIIe-début XXe siècle. Leningrad : Musée de l'Hermitage, Editions d'art Aurora, 1979. - Biriukova Nina, Decorative arts in the Hermitage. Leningrad : Aurora art publishers, 1986.- Weiher Eckart et alii., 1000 jahre russische kunst. Schleswig : Schleswig-Holstein Landesmuseum, 1988.- Pruzhan I., Kniazeva V., Russian portrait of the late 19th-early 20th centuries. Moscou : Izobrazitelnoye Iskusstvo Publishers, 1980.- Fomin IU V., The Art of marquetry in Eighteenth Century Russia. Moscou : Sovietska Rossia Publishers, 1989. - Bobrovnitskaya Irina, The armoury in the Moscow Kremlin. Moscou : Sovietsky Khudozhnik Publishers, 1988. - Nenarokomova Irina, Sizov Yevgeny, Arts treasures from the Museums of the Mocow Kremlin. Moscou : Sovetsky Khudozhnik Publishers, 1980. - State Museums of USSR, State Tretyakov Gallery. Moscou : Novosty Press Agency, 1969. Livres, Photographies et Manuscrits Books Livres - Books - Bücher ;moderne - modern - moderne Bücher

Original vintage theatrical song and dance advertising poster for the Coq d'Or chants ballets tableaux vivants Theatre d'Art Russe presente par Anatole Dolinoff - Golden Rooster / "The Golden Cockerel" by the notable Russian composer, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908) - opera ballet "living picture" singing dancing and music by the Russian Theatre of Art presented by Anatole Dolinoff. Colourful and fun image of a man in a black tie suit behind a curtain with a line of actors and entertainers below, including ballet dancers, people in period costume and traditional dress, being led by a person dressed up as a cockerel with stylised text down the side. Artwork by Georges de Pogedaieff (1897-1971), studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Moscow, known for portraits, costume and set designs for ballet and theatre. Designed sets for the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow as well as many other theatres in Europe. The Golden Cockerel is based on the poem "The Tale of the Golden Cockerel" by the notable Russian poet, Alexander Pushkin (1799-1837). "Tableaux Vivants" entertainment was popular during the late 1800s to early 1900s. Fair condition, tears on folds, small paper loss on top margin, scratches on the image. Country: France. Year: 1928. Designer: Georges R de Pogedaieff. Size: 120 x 80.5

Erte Romain De Tirtoff Russian 1892 - 1990 Art Deco Period Hand Signed Pencil / Ink Drawing on Paper with Painted Colour Highlights ' Fashion Theatre ' c'1920's. Signed to Lower Ring. Drawing Only 15 x 12.5 Inches.

Erte Romain De Tirtoff Russian 1892 - 1990 Art Deco Serigraph Theatre Fashion. Titled ' Costume For Manhattan Mary ' This Design Originally Appeared as a Black and White Fashion Illustration In Harpers Bazar March 1921. Mounted and Framed Behind Glass. Size - 48.26 cm - 36.8 cm ( 19.5 x 14.5 ) Inches - Includes Frame.

Erte Romain - De - Tirtoff Russian 1892 - 1990 Art Deco Period Hand Signed Pencil Ink Drawing on Paper with Painted Colour Highlights ' Fashion Theatre ' c.1920's. Signed to Right. Framed, Size - 11.5 x 9.75 Inches ( 29.21 cm x 24.76 cm )

Erte Romain - De - Tirtoff Russian 1892 - 1990 Art Deco Period Hand Signed Pencil Ink Drawing on Paper with Painted Colour Highlights ' Fashion Theatre ' c.1920's. Signed to Right, Mounted and Framed Behind Glass. 12.5 x 11 Inches ( 31.75 cm x 27.94 cm )

ALEXANDRE BORISOVICH SEREBRIAKOFF (RUSSIAN 1907-1995) PROJECT FOR THE DECORATION OF LA MAISON A LA VIELLE RUSSIE signed, inscribed and dated '18 Mai 1953,' pen and ink and gouache 49.5cm x 67cm (19.5in x 26.25in) and five further projects for the decoration of La Vielle Russie (6) Provenance: Russian Works of Art from the Collection of The Late Jan Bethge Esq. Note: Alexandre Serebriakoff was a celebrated Russian-French illustrator, particularly known for his paintings of interiors. Serebriakoff was born in 1907 in Neskuchnoe, in the Kurskiy region (modern Ukraine). His mother, Zinaida Serebriakova was herself a prominent artist, who originated from a famous family of architects, sculptors and painters from Benois-Lancere. In 1905 she had married the engineer Boris Serebriakoff. Having trained in Saint Petersburg, Italy and Paris, she became one of the most prominent "World of Art" [Mir Iskusstva] painters of pre-revolutionary Russia. The family's situation changed drastically with the 1917 Revolution. In 1919 Boris Serbriakoff was imprisoned by the Bolshevik government and died in captivity, leaving Zinaida with four children and a sick mother in the war-torn and starving Ukraine. In 1924 however, Zinaida was commissioned to undertake a large project in Paris. She initially planned to return to Russia after the completion of her work, but it was unwise to do so due to the country's continuing political instability. Only two of her four children Alexandre and Ekaterina, managed to escape to France and the family would not be reunited for decades, when in 1960 Zinaida met her two other children after 36 years of separation. Alexandre Serebriakoff remained in Paris for the rest of his life. A largely self-trained artist, he adopted the tradition of the "World of Art" movement and predominantly worked in watercolour and gouache, producing highly realistic interiors in a traditional style. He also worked as a book illustrator with French and British publishers, and collaborated with the renowned grocers Maison Fauchon, along with French cinema and fashion magazines. Serebriakoff became well-known as a specialist interior painter, specifically for his paintings of Paris' hôtels particuliers, painting Daisy Fellowes' rooms at the Paris Ritz in 1948 and the Parisian apartment of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Le Château de Groussay. During his lifetime the artist showed his work in numerous group exhibitions in France and Belgium. It is known that Alexandre's sister Catherine, who also worked as an interior painter, collaborated with her brother on many projects, however, her signature often does not appear on the artworks, as she preferred Alexandre to sign the paintings himself. This series of drawings and watercolours were created as part of a collaboration between Alexandre Serebriakoff and the Paris-based Russian antique dealers, A La Vielle Russie and are records of the decorative scheme Serebriakoff created for their shop windows and first-floor library. A La Vieille Russie, was founded in Kiev in 1851 but left the turmoil of the Revolution to be re-established in Paris in the 1920's by the descendants of the original owner. In its original incarnation, Carl Faberge, who held a premises nearby, was a client. The business continued to flourish in Paris, with many high-profile clients including the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. It ultimately became a focal point for socialising among European high-society. At the start of the Second World War, the gallery relocated again, to New York City, taking over premises in the Rockefeller Centre. In America it became the market leader for Fabergé and Russian Imperial treasures, assisting in the formation of some major museum-quality collection. Still a family business, A La Vieille Russie continues to deal in fine art and antiques from Fifth Avenue, New York.

ALEXANDRE BORISOVICH SEREBRIAKOFF (RUSSIAN 1907-1995) LES JARDINS DE TUILERIES signed, inscribed and dated 'Paris 1931', pen and ink and watercolour with bodycolour 39cm x 61cm (15.25in x 24in) Provenance: Russian Works of Art from the Collection of The Late Jan Bethge Esq. Note: Alexandre Serebriakoff was a celebrated Russian-French illustrator, particularly known for his paintings of interiors. Serebriakoff was born in 1907 in Neskuchnoe, in the Kurskiy region (modern Ukraine). His mother, Zinaida Serebriakova was herself a prominent artist, who originated from a famous family of architects, sculptors and painters from Benois-Lancere. In 1905 she had married the engineer Boris Serebriakoff. Having trained in Saint Petersburg, Italy and Paris, she became one of the most prominent "World of Art" [Mir Iskusstva] painters of pre-revolutionary Russia. The family's situation changed drastically with the 1917 Revolution. In 1919 Boris Serbriakoff was imprisoned by the Bolshevik government and died in captivity, leaving Zinaida with four children and a sick mother in the war-torn and starving Ukraine. In 1924 however, Zinaida was commissioned to undertake a large project in Paris. She initially planned to return to Russia after the completion of her work, but it was unwise to do so due to the country's continuing political instability. Only two of her four children Alexandre and Ekaterina, managed to escape to France and the family would not be reunited for decades, when in 1960 Zinaida met her two other children after 36 years of separation. Alexandre Serebriakoff remained in Paris for the rest of his life. A largely self-trained artist, he adopted the tradition of the "World of Art" movement and predominantly worked in watercolour and gouache, producing highly realistic interiors in a traditional style. He also worked as a book illustrator with French and British publishers, and collaborated with the renowned grocers Maison Fauchon, along with French cinema and fashion magazines. Serebriakoff became well-known as a specialist interior painter, specifically for his paintings of Paris' hôtels particuliers, painting Daisy Fellowes' rooms at the Paris Ritz in 1948 and the Parisian apartment of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Le Château de Groussay. During his lifetime the artist showed his work in numerous group exhibitions in France and Belgium. It is known that Alexandre's sister Catherine, who also worked as an interior painter, collaborated with her brother on many projects, however, her signature often does not appear on the artworks, as she preferred Alexandre to sign the paintings himself.

ALEXANDRE BORISOVICH SEREBRIAKOFF (RUSSIAN 1907-1995) LAUNDRY BOAT ON THE SEINE signed, inscribed 'Paris, Pont Neuf, 1932,' pen and ink and watercolour with bodycolour 46.5cm x 61cm (18.25in x 24in) Provenance: Russian Works of Art from the Collection of The Late Jan Bethge Esq. Note: Alexandre Serebriakoff was a celebrated Russian-French illustrator, particularly known for his paintings of interiors. Serebriakoff was born in 1907 in Neskuchnoe, in the Kurskiy region (modern Ukraine). His mother, Zinaida Serebriakova was herself a prominent artist, who originated from a famous family of architects, sculptors and painters from Benois-Lancere. In 1905 she married the engineer Boris Serebriakoff. Having trained in Saint Petersburg, Italy and Paris, she became one of the most prominent "World of Art" [Mir Iskusstva] painters of pre-revolutionary Russia. The family's situation changed drastically with the 1917 Revolution. In 1919 Boris Serbriakoff was imprisoned by the Bolshevik government and died in captivity, leaving Zinaida with four children and a sick mother in the war-torn and starving Ukraine. In 1924 however, Zinaida was commissioned to undertake a large project in Paris. She initially planned to return to Russia after the completion of her work, but it was unwise to do so due to the country's continuing political instability. Only two of her four children Alexandre and Ekaterina, managed to escape to France and the family would not be reunited for decades, when in 1960 Zinaida met her two other children after 36 years of separation. Alexandre Serebriakoff remained in Paris for the rest of his life. A largely self-trained artist, he adopted the tradition of the "World of Art" movement and predominantly worked in watercolour and gouache, producing highly realistic interiors in a traditional style. He also worked as a book illustrator with French and British publishers, and collaborated with the renowned grocers Maison Fauchon, along with French cinema and fashion magazines. Serebriakoff became well-known as a specialist interior painter, specifically for his paintings of Paris' hôtels particuliers, painting Daisy Fellowes' rooms at the Paris Ritz in 1948 and the Parisian apartment of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Le Château de Groussay. During his lifetime the artist showed his work in numerous group exhibitions in France and Belgium. It is known that Alexandre's sister Catherine, who also worked as an interior painter, collaborated with her brother on many projects, however, her signature often does not appear on the artworks, as she preferred Alexandre to sign the paintings himself.

ALEXANDRE BORISOVICH SEREBRIAKOFF (RUSSIAN 1907-1995) STUDY A - PROJECT FOR THE DECORATION OF THE WINDOW OF MAISON A LA VIEL LE RUSSIE, signed, inscribed and dated '10 Mars 1954,' pen and ink and gouache 45cm x 59.5cm (17.75in x 23.5in) and 'Study B' (2) Provenance: Russian Works of Art from the Collection of The Late Jan Bethge Esq. Note: Alexandre Serebriakoff was a celebrated Russian-French illustrator, particularly known for his paintings of interiors. Serebriakoff was born in 1907 in Neskuchnoe, in the Kurskiy region (modern Ukraine). His mother, Zinaida Serebriakova was herself a prominent artist, who originated from a famous family of architects, sculptors and painters from Benois-Lancere. In 1905 she had married the engineer Boris Serebriakoff. Having trained in Saint Petersburg, Italy and Paris, she became one of the most prominent "World of Art" [Mir Iskusstva] painters of pre-revolutionary Russia. The family's situation changed drastically with the 1917 Revolution. In 1919 Boris Serbriakoff was imprisoned by the Bolshevik government and died in captivity, leaving Zinaida with four children and a sick mother in the war-torn and starving Ukraine. In 1924 however, Zinaida was commissioned to undertake a large project in Paris. She initially planned to return to Russia after the completion of her work, but it was unwise to do so due to the country's continuing political instability. Only two of her four children Alexandre and Ekaterina, managed to escape to France and the family would not be reunited for decades, when in 1960 Zinaida met her two other children after 36 years of separation. Alexandre Serebriakoff remained in Paris for the rest of his life. A largely self-trained artist, he adopted the tradition of the "World of Art" movement and predominantly worked in watercolour and gouache, producing highly realistic interiors in a traditional style. He also worked as a book illustrator with French and British publishers, and collaborated with the renowned grocers Maison Fauchon, along with French cinema and fashion magazines. Serebriakoff became well-known as a specialist interior painter, specifically for his paintings of Paris' hôtels particuliers, painting Daisy Fellowes' rooms at the Paris Ritz in 1948 and the Parisian apartment of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Le Château de Groussay. During his lifetime the artist showed his work in numerous group exhibitions in France and Belgium. It is known that Alexandre's sister Catherine, who also worked as an interior painter, collaborated with her brother on many projects, however, her signature often does not appear on the artworks, as she preferred Alexandre to sign the paintings himself. This series of drawings and watercolours were created as part of a collaboration between Alexandre Serebriakoff and the Paris-based Russian antique dealers, A La Vielle Russie and are records of the decorative scheme Serebriakoff created for their shop windows and first-floor library. A La Vieille Russie, was founded in Kiev in 1851 but left the turmoil of the Revolution to be re-established in Paris in the 1920's by the descendants of the original owner. In its original incarnation, Carl Faberge, who held a premises nearby, was a client. The business continued to flourish in Paris, with many high-profile clients including the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. It ultimately became a focal point for socialising among European high-society. At the start of the Second World War, the gallery relocated again, to New York City, taking over premises in the Rockefeller Centre. In America it became the market leader for Fabergé and Russian Imperial treasures, assisting in the formation of some major museum-quality collection. Still a family business, A La Vieille Russie continues to deal in fine art and antiques from Fifth Avenue, New York.

PAVEL TCHELITCHEW (RUSSIAN 1898-1957) STUDY OF A SEATED FIGURE signed, pen and ink on buff paper 42cm x 22cm (16.5in x 8.5in) Provenance: Russian Works of Art from the Collection of The Late Jan Bethge Esq. It has been suggested that this study was previously included in the Christie's The Edward James Collection 2-6 June 1986.

TRIBAL, PRIMITIVE & AFRICAN ART - 3 large boxes filled with an interesting mix of around 80 books and auction catalogues on subjects to include Isadora Duncan (limited edition book), African Art, Tribal Art, Primitive Works, Oriental Art, Japanese Art, Russian Art, Oceanic Art, Islamic Art, Greek Art, Art Deco, Photographs and more.

A WWI trench art vase, from a 1917 18pr shell case, with crimpled edge; a miner's lamp; a pair of field glasses, cased; a pair of Zenith 10 x 50 binoculars, cased; a camera, probably Russian; a folding ruler and other items.

Various volumes on Russian Art and Artists

A pair of Russian silver and enamel forks and other works of art, including a silver pocket knife, a hardstone desk seal, a plated marrow scoop, a 9ct gold ring, 2.1g, two pairs of cufflinks, and one nice gilt damaged pair of cufflinks and more (parcel)

A pair of Art Deco style Russian amber earrings.

PRINCE PAUL TROUBETZKOY (1866-1938) A woman seated, signed and dated "Paul Troubetzkoy, Paris, 1906". Bronze, 46cm high Provenance: A European noble family Exhibited: Prima Esposizione Internazionale D'arte, Della Secessione, Roma 1913, No. 452 Prince Paul Troubetzkoy was born in Lake Maggiore, Italy, the son of an aristocratic Russian diplomat and an American opera singer. This gilded social status, coupled with his artistic talent meant Troubetzkoy was perfectly placed to capture the social elite at the turn of the nineteenth to twentieth centuries and indeed was a celebrity in his in own right. Troubetzkoy's forte was the society portrait, with particular emphasis on the seated figure. The present bronze can be compared to the well-known 'After the Ball', a portrait of Adelaide Auernheimer who along with her wealthy merchant husband Carlo Federico Aurnheimer became one of the main patrons of the Famiglia artistica milanese, an art gallery founded in 1873 for supporting young artists. Instead of modelling in clay, Troubetzkoy used a non-drying compound of clay and wax called plastilene, giving his finished works a great impression of immediacy. The present bronze is no exception. Troubetzkoy's fluid modelling technique can be seen here in the manipulation of the material, leaving clear thumb prints to be seen in the folds of drapery around the base.

Of WW1 Interest - Two Carlton Ware models of 'Tommies dugout somewhere in France', crests of Portland and Weymouth; unmarked Tommy and his machine gun, Blackpool crest; Swan China and Arcadian Red Cross vans, Market Rasen and Ipswich crests; Swan China field gun, Bedale crest; Willow Art officer's peaked cap, City of Rochester crest; Arcadian peaked cap, City of Bradford crest; Arcadian military cap, Maidstone crest; Alexandra China tent, Gloucester Ancient crest; Arcadian model of a sandbag, St. Leonards crest; W. H. Goss model of a Russian shrapnel shell, Blackgang crest; Arcadian China ancient tyg, War AD 1914 edition bearing Russian crest; Willow Art model of The Cenotaph, City of London crest and an unmarked lustre model of a monoplane, crest of Hastings (29)

A Framed Signed Russian Linocut. The Puppeteer by Berezovsky Moscow Department of Art 32 x 40cm, Together with Russian Signed Screen Print of Trees by River, 1968.

Anthony Meyer, Oceanic Art, Cologne 1995; Tom Phillips (Ed) Africa, The Art of a Continent, from Academy Exhibition Catalogue 1995 and a collection of books relating to Russian Art.

Antiques Art and Collecting: A Collection of books, together with Works of Russian Literature and New Oxford illustrated Dictionary, (5 boxes).

Berenson (Bernard). Italian Pictures of the Renaissance, Central Italian and North Italian Schools, 3 volumes, Phaidon, revised edition, 1968, numerous illustrations, original cloth in dust wrappers, large 8vo, together with Meiss (Millard), French Painting in the Time of Jean de Berry, 2 volumes (text/plates), Phaidon, 1967, numerous illustrations, original cloth in dust wrappers, 4to, plus other art reference, including Ellis Waterhouse, Paintings (The James A. de Rothschild Collection at Waddesdon Manor), 1st edition, 1967, Douglas Cooper, Picasso Theatre, 1st English edition, 1968, Anne Marie Dube-Heynig, Kirchner Graphic Work, 1961, Andre Breton, Surrealism and Painting, 1972, Camilla Gray, The Great Experiment: Russian Art 1863-1922, 1962, etc., mostly original cloth in dust wrappers, mainly 4to (30)

A good mixed lot to include an art glass vase, a glass dressing-table set, a set of Russian nesting dolls, a quantity of plated spoons, mixed ceramics, a lady's compact and similar

A RUSSIAN FANCY-LINK LONG CHAIN, composed of reeded belcher-links, with swivel clasp and Russian gold mark for 56 standard, fitted with an Art Nouveau style yellow metal slider pendant depicting a maiden in profile, chain length 180cm

A Russian silver Art Nouveau charoot / tobacco case; side compartment vesta case, Konstantin Skvortson, Moscow c.1900

AN ART DECO STYLE MANTEL CLOCK, in a marble case, a similar case, two Russian ceramic tigers and sundries

Grouping of Four (4) Russian Art Nouveau Silver Handle Serving Pieces. Includes: fish knife, fish server, serving fork, and 3 tine meat fork. Russian 84 hallmarks and a few stamped 900 to handle. Needs cleaning. Fish knife measures 12" Long. Shipping $52.00 (estimate $200-$300)

Boxes and Objects - Art Deco EPNS tea knives, cased; coins, including Victorian silver 3d and George V silver 6d, etc.; Russian tobacco jar and cover; rosary; etc.

Art Nouveau style Sterling Silver Pendant Scent/Snuff Bottle with Amethyst and Garnet Accents; 935 Silver and Marcasite Chariot Brooch; English Sterling Silver Brooch Frame; American 950 Silver and Onyx Pendant and Russian Painted Shell Brooch. Signed. Good condition. Bottle measures 2" x 1-1/2". Chariot brooch measures 1-3/8" H, 2-3/4" L. Approx. total weight (silver items): 78.3 grams. Shipping $36.00 (estimate $200-$300)

Box of mixed brassware including trench art box and Russian belt buckle

Two Russian lustre Art Deco style figures of dancers and 3 other dancing figures

After Pablo PicassoA poster for an exhibition of linoleum cuts at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1985,colour silkscreen,62 x 67.5cms; 24 1/2 x 26 3/4in;together with a poster for an exhibition of Kandinsky & The Russian Avant-Garde, The Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1996. (2)

An extensive collection of Russian theatre posters - folio dating from the 20th century. These collection of posters featuring amazing Art Deco & Nouveau imagery having notation in cyrillic etc. The folio with reference guide in English

A fine Russian nephrite jade paper knife, in the manner of Fabergé, the curved blade centred by a diamond and gold Prince of Wales badge, within a white enamel G cypher, and surmounted by a gold and enamel royal coronet, the grip with a gold and red guilloché enamel shaped bow, centred by a cabachon, 19cm long, Noble & Co morocco case, 1906-1909The royal insignia suggest that this paper knife was a gift presented by the then Prince of Wales (later king, George V) to a dignitary or courtier of distinction, as was the custom at court. The frequency and scale of such lavish gift-giving, alien to our own culture, can unfortunately result in the object's past, including the original recipient of such opulence's identity, being lost to time. George's term as prince accordingly mirrored that of his father's reign, 1901 - 1910, so this paper knife, along with the company's chronology, can be dated fairly precisely. From 1906 to 1917 Noble & Co. specialised in the retail of Russian works of art and objet de vertue, including pieces from the Fabergé workshops in St. Petersburg, from their establishment, Pall Mall Safe Deposit, Carlton Street, Regent Street, London W1, and from 1910 when they traded from Dewar House, 11 & 12 Haymarket, SW1Y. This paper knife, like much of Noble's stock of Russian objects, is not hallmarked and so attribution to any maker or individual workshop can only be attributed on stylistic grounds. Condition Report: In good condition in its original box. there is no signs of damage or repairs. See attached images

A Russian Art Nouveau silver cigarette and vesta case, engraved with stylised peony floral decoration, the top hinged to form a gilt lined vesta, Konstantin Skvortsov, Moscow circa 1900, 11cm long, 7.5cm wide, 6.39ozt

Three Wade money banks (pigs), a Wade Disney blow up figure, Shelley plate, Crown Ducal vase, Russian teapot and a Tudor ware Art Deco cream/sugar, marble cup and saucer

After: Dimitri Chiparus, Romanian/French (1886-1947) Art Deco Bronze Russian Dancer on Marble Base. Unsigned, wear and rubbing to patina, needs cleaning. Measures 24" H x 8" W. Shipping: Third party. (estimate $100-$200)

After: Dimitri Chiparus, Romanian/French (1886-1947) Art Deco Bronze Russian Dancer on Marble Base. Unsigned, wear and rubbing to patina, needs cleaning. Measures 23" H x 9" W. Shipping: Third party. (estimate $100-$200)

Imperial Russian silver gilt ten piece breakfast set - comprising pair egg cups with Art Nouveau-style floral decoration, matching salts and napkin rings, pair egg spoons and two salt spoons, in a fitted case, pre-1908 84 Standard marks. All at approximately 7ozs, egg cups 7cm overall height

A Russian Kornilov Brothers white glaze dish with moulded decoration and two art pottery painted bottle vases.Diameter of dish 23cm