AUCTION # 30: RUSSIAN APPLIED AND DECORATIVE ART

A RUSSIAN SCHOOL OIL PORTRAIT PAINTING ATTR TO N. RACHKOV

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Start price: $500

Estimated price: $800 - $1,100

Buyer's premium: 27%

Sales Tax: On buyer's premium only

Portrait of Mazeppa attributed to Nikolay Rachkov (Russian, 1825 – 1895). Oil on board, signed in Cyrillic "Rachkov" in the lower left corner. Inscribed on the back: "Painted by Rachkov about 1800 of Mazeppa Leader of Ukaraine who betrayed Peter the Great / Written about by Pushkine in "Poltava." Presented in an ornate painted carved wood and gesso frame. Provenance: Aspire Auctions, Dec 7, 2017, Lot 36.

Dimensions: 15 1/2 x 12 7/16 in., (39.4 x 31.5 cm.)

Condition: Very good