Antique Russian Bronze by Evgeny Lanceray 1848-1886 Ukranian Chumak Driving Oxen

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Antique Russian Bronze by Evgeny Lanceray 1848-1886 Ukranian Chumak Driving Oxen:
$4500.00

Fine quality example of antique Imperial Russian bronze made by famous artist Evgeny Lanceray [1848-1886]. This work of art dated 1870. Difficult to find, especially in this original good condition. Depicting a young in fur cap and boots lying on the back of a cart full of wheat drawn by two oxen. Inscribed with signature. Chopin foundry mark and Ministry of Finance stamp dated 1870. Length 20 1/2 in., Height 8 1/2 in., width 7 1/2 in.
\"Chumaks were Ukranian peasant traders who used until railroads replaced their trade routes at the end of the nineteenth century. This was one of Lanceray\'s most popular designsused to transport wheat to the Crimea and river Don, returning with salt and fish. Their caravans of hundreds of oxen-driving wagons were a picturesque and frequent\".