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UNKNOWN MAKER, PROBABLY CHINESE (CANTON?),
CIRCA 1720
Peter I (Peter the Great), Tsar of Russia (1672-1725),
standing small full length, in armour
soapstone, with gold pique points and an inset (cut paste) stone,
the back not carved and set with a hole for mounting
9Ωin. (24cm.) high
£20,000-30,000 US$25,000-37,000
€23,000-34,000

PROVENANCE:
Purchased from Patricia M. Grove, Beverly, Massachusetts, 2000.