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A porcelain plaque of the 19th century Girl with a jug.

A porcelain plaque of the 19th century Girl with a jug.

A porcelain plaque of the 19th century Girl with a jug. The romantic tondo of a girl carrying a jug depicts a young Italian woman deftly, in an S-shaped movement of her hands, holding a jug and an apron. Her purple dress is mesmerizing against a dark background and emphasizes her bright and independent character. Unframed size: 28x18 cm.

Painted porcelain plate

Painted porcelain plate

Ceramic vase

Ceramic vase

Porcelain plate Girl by the stream

Porcelain plate Girl by the stream

Faience figure Parrot

Faience figure Parrot

Polonsk porcelain figure Tara Bull

Polonsk porcelain figure Tara Bull

Ceramic figure ``Motherhood``

Ceramic figure ``Motherhood``

French carriage clock with porcelain painting, neo-rococo style. The turn of the 19th-20th centuries.

French carriage clock with porcelain painting, neo-rococo style. The turn of the 19th-20th centuries.

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Model of Japanese armor Yoroi. Periodo Meiji (1868-1912)

Model of Japanese armor Yoroi. Periodo Meiji (1868-1912)

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IN THE PARK. ANNA OSTROUMOVA-LEBEDEVA (1871 - 1955) RUSSIA, CIRCA 1900

IN THE PARK. ANNA OSTROUMOVA-LEBEDEVA (1871 - 1955) RUSSIA, CIRCA 1900

The lyrical landscape In the Park, executed by Anna Petrovna Ostroumova-Lebedeva circa 1900, belongs to the early period of her independent artistic development, when the artist signed her works as “A. Ostroumova”. This intimate watercolor reveals the master’s refined sense of spatial construction and the rhythmic organization of natural forms.The composition unfolds through a sequence of horizontal planes: the calm surface of a pond in the foreground, gently modelled lawns and a group of dark fir trees at the centre, beyond which emerges the golden-ochre foliage of an autumn park. The sky is rendered with broad transparent washes of blue and greyish tones, creating a sensation of humid air and atmospheric depth. The palette demonstrates a subtle harmony of greens, ochres and blues characteristic of the St Petersburg graphic school of the early 20th century.The work reflects the influence of European Art Nouveau and the pictorial explorations of the fin de siècle, as well as the artist’s academic training under Vasily Maté, Ilya Repin and Pavel Chistyakov. The transparency of the watercolor layers also suggests the indirect impact of James McNeill Whistler’s tonal aesthetics and musicality of colour.Dimensions: 23 x 15.5 cmMaterial: Watercolour on paperSignature: Lower right, “A. Ostroumova”Condition: Good preservation, no visible paint lossesProvenance: Private collection

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French crystal jug with silver.

French crystal jug with silver.

Pair of portrait miniatures Louis XV and Marquise de Pompadour

Pair of portrait miniatures Louis XV and Marquise de Pompadour

Gilded silver coffee pot

Gilded silver coffee pot

Crystal serving dish with silver finish

Crystal serving dish with silver finish

Porcelain figurine Mountain goat

Porcelain figurine Mountain goat

French porcelain set

French porcelain set

Chinese painted porcelain vase

Chinese painted porcelain vase

RUSSIAN BEAUTY. T.M. MATVEEV. RUSSIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY

RUSSIAN BEAUTY. T.M. MATVEEV. RUSSIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY

The portrait Russian Beauty is attributed to Timofey Mikhailovich Matveev (1856–1897) and dated 1888, exemplifying the academic painting tradition of late 19th-century Russia. Trained at the Imperial Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg, Matveev turned to the rare Russian genre of the female nude, elevating it from a classroom exercise to an independent artistic statement.The composition is restrained: the young woman is set against a dark neutral background, emphasizing the plasticity of her body and the psychological expressiveness of her gaze. Above her head, a subtle highlight suggests an allusion to the halo familiar in Russian iconography, transforming the figure into a hymn to feminine purity. At the same time, this effect may be interpreted as Matveev’s fascination with mythology and the European tradition of depicting Venus.The rarity of nude subjects in 19th-century Russian painting lends this work exceptional significance. The strict academic system and prevailing moral codes rarely permitted such images beyond the walls of the Academy. The present work, bearing Matveev’s signature and the date “T.M. Matveev 1888,” therefore constitutes a rare document of the period and a distinguished example of Russia’s academic school at the close of the century.Dimensions: 46.5 × 60 cmMedium: Oil on canvas laid on cardboardCondition: Good condition, with light surface patina and minimal signs of age.Provenance: Private collection

A collection of 13 painted plates by famous Russian painters

A collection of 13 painted plates by famous Russian painters

Decorative plate Tautumeita

Decorative plate Tautumeita

Porcelain figurine Ballerina

Porcelain figurine Ballerina

Porcelain figure Flute player

Porcelain figure Flute player

Painted porcelain vase

Painted porcelain vase

Chrysoprase necklace.

Chrysoprase necklace.

Ivory box with mother-of-pearl inlay.

Ivory box with mother-of-pearl inlay.

Porcelain coffee pair

Porcelain coffee pair

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