Lot 30 · Russian Art
Beast and egg
Sergei Chekhonin · pencil, ink and watercolour on paper; unframed
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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $2,524–$3,786
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Russian Art, London · 3 June 2019
- Dimensions
- 5 1/8 x 7 in. (13 x 17.8 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3720478
- Record
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Sergei Chekhonin, Beast and egg. Christie's, 3 Jun 2019, lot 30. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3720478.
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Sergei Chekhonin, Beast and egg. Christie's, 3 Jun 2019, lot 30. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3720478.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prince Paul Troubetzkoy (1866-1938) | A BRONZE GROUP OF A COWBOY AND A COW | £25,000–£35,000 | |
| Peasant girls | Ivan Kulikov (1875-1941) | £60,000–£80,000 | |
| Cover design for the journal 'Russkoe iskusstvo' | Sergei Chekhonin | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Sixteen designs for 'Ruslan and Liudmila' | Sergei Chekhonin | £12,000–£16,000 | |
| Three enamel plaques; A comb set with enamel plaques; and A small box… | Sergei Chekhonin | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Six enamel plaques: Archer; Golfer; and Four floral compositions | Sergei Chekhonin | £3,000–£5,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergei Chekhonin | Three enamel plaques; A comb set with enamel plaques; and A | $94,662 | Christie's, Jun 2019 | |
| Sergei Chekhonin | Design for the front cover of 'Russkoe iskusstvo' | Christie's, Jun 2019 | ||
| Sergei Chekhonin | Cover design and illustrations for Korney Chukovsky's 'Fifty | Christie's, Jun 2019 | ||
| Boris Dmitrievich Grigoriev | Grigoriev Portrait | Sotheby's, Mar 2024 | ||
| Sergei Chekhonin | A collection of eighty-seven textile designs, some by the ar | Christie's, Jun 2019 | ||
| Konstantin Alexeevich Korovin | Riverbank at Night | Sotheby's, Mar 2025 | ||
| Sergei Chekhonin | Seven illustrations for Korney Chukovskii's 'Fedia-Bredia' | Christie's, Jun 2019 | ||
| Sergei Chekhonin | Sixteen designs for 'Ruslan and Liudmila' | Christie's, Jun 2019 |
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.