Pair of Ivory Sculptures of Peter I and Catherine II, Continental, 19th Century Petersburg in which Peter's horse vanquishes a serpent; Catherine II depicted riding sidesaddle holding the orb of rule in one hand and with emblems of learning beneath her...

LONDON.- Sotheby’s will be offering a number of extraordinary objects with Russian Imperial provenance in its spring and summer 2009 Russian Art sales. An Imperial Russian silver tea service by Nichols and Plinke, St. Petersburg, 1879 from the Collection...