Lot n° 150
Estimation :
400 - 600
EUR
Result with fees
Result
: 1 786EUR
RUSSIA, 19th century. - Lot 150
RUSSIA, 19th century.
Model of Tsar Peter the Great's ship, in polychrome metal, resting on a rectangular box with maritime decoration captioned in Russian and referring to a tsar's oukaz of February 7, 1722 on the preservation of ships.
Probably made in Saint Petersburg, circa 1872.
26 x 19 x 7.5 cm.
(slight wear and a modern screw).
Note: Several models of ships were made for the Moscow Polytechnic Exhibition to commemorate the two-hundredth anniversary of the birth of Peter the Great and offered as prizes to the winners of sailing races.
Related work: A similar model is preserved in the Museum of Imperial Yachts in St. Petersburg's Peterhof Palace.
Expert : Maxime CHARRON
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