Set Reminder2021-07-11 11:00:002021-07-11 11:00:00America/New_YorkBidsquareBidsquare : Splendor | Part One - Day 3 https://www.bidsquare.com/auctions/thomaston-place/splendor-part-one---day-3-7114 The first of two "splendor-filled" Summer Auction Weekends scheduled for July and August. Part One - Day 3 wraps up the July sale with outstanding artwork, jewelry & watches, estate silver, Arts & Crafts and Victorian furniture; and selections of Japanese, Russian and Middle Eastern items.Thomaston Place Auction Galleries info@thomastonauction.com
Russian Carved Tiger Eye Horse Head Sculpture, presented in an Imperial Academy of Arts (St. Petersburg) fitted box, unsigned, sculpture: 5 1/4" high, 6" x 1 5/8", box: 11 1/4" x 7 3/4" x 2 5/8". Good condition, surface wear to box.
The Imperial Academy was founded in 1757, and training there was a critical step for aspiring artists. Abolished in 1918 after the Russian Revolution, it was later re-established and renamed several times. Today, it is known as the Russian Academy of Arts and is located in Moscow.