depicting a scene from Nekrasov's fairy tale with a troika running away with a bear caught on the sleigh

overall good condition with one of the troika's horses slightly loose; good detail and patina
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
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T𒁏he popular poem tells the story of a strolling performer and his bear who are given a lift on a passing general's sledge. When driver and performer stay too long drinking in a tavern, the bear frightens the horses and they dash off, passing frightened peasants who believe the bear to be a particularly fearsome general. Works by Maria Kozlovskaya appear only rarely on the market and much remains to be discovered about her career. It is known that she studied and exhibited at the Imperial Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg; most of her sculptural designs are dated to the 1890s and are usually connected with representations of animals or scenes from classic Russian literature.