Lot 520 · Galerie Popoff: An Enduring Passion for Russian Art
The Popoffs' doll, teddy bear and toy elephant
Zinaida Serebriakova · pastel on paper laid down on board
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- Estimate
- £25,000–£35,000 hammer ≈ $39,498–$55,298
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Galerie Popoff: An Enduring Passion for Russian Art , London · 13 October 2009
- Dimensions
- 23¾ x 19 in. (62.8 x 48 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5248124
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-5248124 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5248124
Zinaida Serebriakova, The Popoffs' doll, teddy bear and toy elephant. Christie's, 13 Oct 2009, lot 520. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5248124.
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Zinaida Serebriakova, The Popoffs' doll, teddy bear and toy elephant. Christie's, 13 Oct 2009, lot 520. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5248124.
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From the same sale Galerie Popoff: An Enduring Passion for Russian Art · Oct 2009
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| A costume design for La Dame de Pique : an officer with a walking stick | Alexandre Benois | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Vieux mendiant, Firuzku | Alexandre Iacovleff | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| Arches | Pietro Di Gottardo Gonzaga | £6,000–£9,000 | |
| Russia, First Half 19Th Century | Embroidered kokoshnik | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Portrait of Anna Matveevna Muromtsev | Karl Wilhelm Bardou | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| The Imperial Palace at Gatchina | Johann Jacob Meyer | £14,000–£18,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zinaida Serebriakova | The Popoffs' toy elephant, Catherine the doll and Michel the | $230,274 | Christie's, Jun 2021 | |
| Zinaida Serebriakova | Portrait of Berthe Popoff in a black gown with lace frill | Christie's, Oct 2009 | ||
| Zinaida Serebriakova | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Nov 2015 | ||
| Zinaida Serebriakova | Jeune homme Chleuh | Christie's, Jun 2005 | ||
| Zinaida Serebriakova | Portrait of Marietta Frangopulo (1901-1979) | Christie's, Dec 2009 | ||
| Pavel Tchelitchew | bathers | Sotheby's, Nov 2020 | ||
| Pavel Tchelitchew | Portrait of Margaret Anderson | Sotheby's, Mar 2011 | ||
| Pavel Tchelitchew | Portrait of George Platt Lynes | Sotheby's, Nov 2024 |
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.