Antique Art and Weaponry Sale, May 30, 2020
Lot 257:
A Monumental Bronze Russian Figure Svyatoslav On the way to Tsars Gradcast by Shtange from the model by Evgeny Alexandrovich Lanceray (1848-1886), on a rectangular naturalistic base, cast as Prince Svyatoslav on horseback, gesturing with his sword to rally his troops, the steed tense and wind-blown, inscribed in Cyrillic OTL. N. SHTANGE, further inscribed in E. LANCERAY, the front of the base with a plaque inscribed in Russian We would rather fall in battle than bring shame on Russias lands/ Svyatoslav, on the road to Tsargrad. Dimensions: length: 20" (52 1/2cm ). Provenance: Denver, private Collection. Bought from Bonhams – November 27th, 2013 , London – The Russian Sale, Lot 57. Sold price 55,000 Pounds. ( approx $67000-$68000)LITERATUREAnother cast is illustrated in the following:E.A. Lanser, Niva, 1886, no. 16, p. 418L.P. Shaposhnikova, Skulptura XVIII-nachalo XX veka, Leningrad, 1988, p. 94, nos. 660-662I.M. Shmidt, Russkaia skulptura vtoroi poloviny XIX-nachala XX veka, Moscow, 1989, pp. 49, 52-53Gosudarstvennaia Tretiakovskaia galereia, katalog sobraniia: Skulptura XVII-XIX vekov, Moscow, 2000, pp. 58, 192-193N.R. Levinson and L.N. Goncharova, Russkaia khudozhestvennaia bronza, Moscow, 2001, pp. 113, 189, no.53G.W. Subdbury, Evgueni Alexandrovitch Lanceray, 1848-1886, Lausanne, 2006, pp. 82-83, 165-166Eugeny Alexandrovich Lanceray (1848 – 1886). (Evgeni, Eugene, Lansere). The most known Russian sculptor of 19th century. Was very productive, created many models on daily life, hunting scenes, Arabs, French and English subjects. Was very strong on modeling horses. Didn’t do any bears and very little of dogs. Was competing with Vasily Grachev during 1870-1886 until died at the age of 38. During his lifetime used to cast his models at Felix Chopin’s foundry in St. Petersbourg, Russia.
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