Important Russian Enamels and Fabergé from a Private New York Collection at Sotheby’s

NEW YORK, NY.- Sotheby’s New York auction of Important Russian Enamels and Fabergé from a Private New York Collection on 4 November comprises a group of over 80 items painstakingly assembled over decades of collecting. The sale offers several works with noble provenance, including a wedding kovsh that was by tradition presented by Emperor Nicholas II and a bread and salt dish given to Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna for her wedding, and also features a unique group of parasol and [...]

State Historical Museum Opens “The Year 1812 in the Paintings by Vasily Vereshchagin”

MOSCOW.- The State Historical Museum opened the exhibition “The Year 1812 in the paintings by Vasily Vereshchagin”, a gift given to the museum in 1812 by Emperor Nicholas II. Prior to the celebraton of the 200th anniversary of the Patriotic War of 1812 the State Historical Museum has organized this exhibition of paintings made by the famous Russian painter of battle scenes, Vasily Vereshchagin. Twenty grandiose picturesque paintings chronicle the events from the Battle of Borodino to the flight of [...]