A spectacular selection of Russian paintings and works of art come up at Christie’s in London on June 2. The rich array of paintings range from Avant-Garde masterpieces to magnificent Imperial porcelain. There is a strong selection of Russian works from private collections, including Aristarkh Lentulov’s vibrant Cubo-Futurist Landscape with bridge, Kislovodsk and an important pair of porcelain vases by the Imperial Porcelain Factory, Period of Nicholas I. Never before seen at auction these masterpieces in porcelain painted after pictures in the State Hermitage are offered directly by the descendants of the Prussian diplomat Albert Graf von Pourtalès. The sale also includes major paintings from Russian masters such as Roerich, Vereshchagin, Gorbatov, Golovin and Burliuk in addition to significant pieces by Fabergé and rare Russian silver. The 300 lots range is estimate from £1,000 to £1,500,000.
A PAIR OF RARE AND LARGE TWO-HANDLED PORCELAIN VASES
By the Imperial Porcelain Factory, St Petersburg, Period of Nicholas I, 1840 (£250,000-350,000) Courtesy, Christie’s Images Ltd., 2014. UPDATE: THESE SOLD FOR £662,500
Nicholas Roerich (1874-1947)
The Heavenly Battle painted in 1909 (£500,000-700,000). Courtesy Christie’s Images Ltd., 2014. UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR £1,538,500
Aristarkh Lentulov (1882-1943)
Landscape with bridge, Kislovodsk painted in 1913. (£1.5-2.5 million). Courtesy Christie’s Images Ltd., 2014. UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR £1,762,500