Lot 68 · Russian Art
The Popoffs' toy elephant, Catherine the doll and Michel the teddy bear
Zinaida Serebriakova · pastel on paper laid down on board
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- Estimate
- £100,000–£150,000 hammer ≈ $141,707–$212,560
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Russian Art, London · 7 June 2021
- Dimensions
- 24 ¾ x 18 7/8 in. (62.8 x 48 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3541704
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Zinaida Serebriakova, The Popoffs' toy elephant, Catherine the doll and Michel the teddy bear. Christie's, 7 Jun 2021, lot 68. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3541704.
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Zinaida Serebriakova, The Popoffs' toy elephant, Catherine the doll and Michel the teddy bear. Christie's, 7 Jun 2021, lot 68. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3541704.
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|---|---|---|---|
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zinaida Serebriakova | The Popoffs' doll, teddy bear and toy elephant | $201,046 | Christie's, Oct 2009 | |
| Pavel Tchelitchew | Portrait of George Platt Lynes | Sotheby's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Zinaida Serebriakova | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Nov 2015 | ||
| Zinaida Serebriakova | Portrait of Marietta Frangopulo (1901-1979) | Christie's, Dec 2009 | ||
| Pavel Tchelitchew | bathers | Sotheby's, Nov 2020 | ||
| Zinaida Serebriakova | Portrait of Berthe Popoff in a black gown with lace frill | Christie's, Oct 2009 | ||
| Pavel Tchelitchew | Portrait of Margaret Anderson | Sotheby's, Mar 2011 | ||
| Alexandre Iacovleff | Kurds near Kermanshah | Sotheby's, Apr 2011 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.