Appraisal: 1920 Paul Troubetzkoy Bronze Figure
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Appraisal: 1920 Paul Troubetzkoy Bronze Figure
Check out Eric Silver’s appraisal of a 1920 Paul Troubetzkoy bronze figure in Vintage Phoenix, Hour 1.
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Appraisal: 1920 Paul Troubetzkoy Bronze Figure
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I remember her in the living room when I was a little girl.
I'm just guessing that my grandfather purchased it at a European art exhibit, perhaps, and brought it back to the United States.
Probably in the '20s?
APPRAISER: Well, it's a sculpture by a very prominent artist.
His name is Paul Troubetzkoy.
And the piece is signed and dated, and it has the foundry mark right here of the Valsuani foundry.
And Valsuani was one of the most prominent foundries of this time.
GUEST: Oh.
APPRAISER: Troubetzkoy was from a very, very famous Russian family.
The Troubetzkoy family were princes going way back, and he was self-taught as an artist.
He worked in Russia, in Italy, and also in the United States, and he sometimes signed Pavel Troubetzkoy's, or Paolo, and this is signed Paul Troubetzkoy.
This piece is actually a portrait.
GUEST: Is it?
APPRAISER: And it's a portrait of Mademoiselle Svirsky.
And an example of this was exhibited in 1912 at the Chicago Art Institute, and it's listed in the catalogue...
GUEST: Really?
APPRAISER: ...of that exhibition.
So it's a portrait of a specific dancer.
Troubetzkoy was known for portraits of various dancers, of celebrities.
He did a portrait of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
But he particularly liked dancers, and I think what's so wonderful about his work is how it captures this whole spirit of the dance.
This is the time of Isadora Duncan and this much freer kind of dancing, rather than classical ballet.
And I think that's exemplified in the way her costume is rendered, in this almost impressionistic fashion.
Usually, you think of bronzes as cold, hard surfaces, but you have all these wonderful surface embellishments that I think make the piece very, very exciting.
Now, his work has become very, very popular.
It's particularly popular because it now appeals to Russians, and, as you know, the Russians are a very active part of the art market.
GUEST: Mm-hmm.
APPRAISER: Work by Troubetzkoy sometimes is sold as American, and it's also sold as Russian.
I did find the identical sculpture coming up in a sale this spring.
GUEST: Really?
APPRAISER: And it sold in New York for $62,500.
GUEST: (laughing) Oh, my God, you're kidding.
APPRAISER: So in a gallery setting, I think this would easily bring in that $60,000 range, if not more.
GUEST: She's just been a very strong part of all of our lives, and so we've just loved her.
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Appraisal: Amethyst Jewelry Collection
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Clip: S29 Ep20 | 3m 38s | Appraisal: Amethyst Jewelry Collection (3m 38s)
Appraisal: Argand Bronze & Glass Lamp, ca. 1840
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Clip: S29 Ep20 | 46s | Appraisal: Argand Bronze & Glass Lamp, ca. 1840 (46s)
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Clip: S29 Ep20 | 3m 22s | Appraisal: Eugenio Zampighi Paintings, ca. 1900 (3m 22s)
Appraisal: Folk Art Ship Watercolor & Companion Portraits
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Clip: S29 Ep20 | 34s | Appraisal: Folk Art Ship Watercolor & Companion Portraits (34s)
Appraisal: Gibson L-00 Guitar, ca. 1937
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Clip: S29 Ep20 | 42s | Appraisal: Gibson L-00 Guitar, ca. 1937 (42s)
Appraisal: Japanese Bomb Fragment, ca. 1942
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Clip: S29 Ep20 | 1m 30s | Appraisal: Japanese Bomb Fragment, ca. 1942 (1m 30s)
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Clip: S29 Ep20 | 1m 42s | Appraisal: Late 19th C. Wihelm Schimmel Carvings (1m 42s)
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Clip: S29 Ep20 | 1m 33s | Appraisal: Massachusetts Game Table, ca. 1805 (1m 33s)
Appraisal: Omega Chronograph, ca. 1937
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Clip: S29 Ep20 | 33s | Appraisal: Omega Chronograph, ca. 1937 (33s)
Appraisal: Steuben Green Jade Glass Lamp, ca. 1925
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Clip: S29 Ep20 | 1m 4s | Appraisal: Steuben Green Jade Glass Lamp, ca. 1925 (1m 4s)
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Clip: S29 Ep20 | 1m 10s | Appraisal: Walnut Shaving Stand, ca. 1875 (1m 10s)
Appraisal: Gagliano Family Violin & F.N. Voirin Bow
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Clip: S29 Ep20 | 4m 17s | Appraisal: Gagliano Family Violin & F.N. Voirin Bow (4m 17s)
Appraisal: Lakota Sioux Doctor's Bag, ca. 1895
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Clip: S29 Ep20 | 2m 23s | Appraisal: Lakota Sioux Doctor's Bag, ca. 1895 (2m 23s)
Appraisal: 1761 Francisco de Gamboa Book
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Clip: S29 Ep20 | 29s | Appraisal: 1761 Francisco de Gamboa Book (29s)
Appraisal: Chinese Wooden Throne & Footstool, ca. 1920
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Clip: S29 Ep20 | 3m 3s | Appraisal: Chinese Wooden Throne & Footstool, ca. 1920 (3m 3s)
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Clip: S29 Ep20 | 3m 6s | Appraisal: Dunlap High Chest of Drawers, ca. 1780 (3m 6s)
Appraisal: Frank Lloyd Wright Drawing, ca. 1955
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Clip: S29 Ep20 | 2m 11s | Appraisal: Frank Lloyd Wright Drawing, ca. 1955 (2m 11s)
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Clip: S29 Ep20 | 2m 46s | Appraisal: Tiffany Studios Peacock Mirror, ca. 1905 (2m 46s)
Appraisal: Art Deco Lapel Watches
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Clip: S29 Ep20 | 3m 10s | Appraisal: Art Deco Lapel Watches (3m 10s)
Appraisal: Mughal Indian Reversible Necklace, ca. 1900
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Clip: S29 Ep20 | 3m 15s | Appraisal: Mughal Indian Reversible Necklace, ca. 1900 (3m 15s)
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Clip: S29 Ep20 | 2m 28s | Appraisal: Kleinert's Waterproof Baby Pants Display, ca. 1905 (2m 28s)
Appraisal: Walter Anderson Pottery Cat, ca. 1945
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Clip: S29 Ep20 | 2m 8s | Appraisal: Walter Anderson Pottery Cat, ca. 1945 (2m 8s)
Appraisal: 1960 Chuck Close "Man Walking" Oil Painting
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Clip: S29 Ep20 | 3m 17s | Appraisal: 1960 Chuck Close "Man Walking" Oil Painting (3m 17s)
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