Bronze or Cast Iron Horse Sculpture signed

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  1. ZeeFinds

    ZeeFinds Active Member

    I might bid on this item at local auction. Anyone have any ideas about origin and/or value? Cast iron or bronze? I can't match the name. I think it's a Slavic name in Cyrillic?
    Krodms, Knodme, Krodmr, Knodms...

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    ZeeFinds, May 25, 2022
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  2. Roaring20s

    Roaring20s Well-Known Member

    The Horse Tamers – one of four horse statues on Anichkov Bridge, Saint Petersburg
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    Roaring20s, May 25, 2022
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  3. KSW

    KSW Well-Known Member

    Not sure there is much taming going on there! I think the horse has definitely got the upper hand :joyful:
     
    KSW, May 25, 2022
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  4. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    People Tamers.:playful:
     
    Any Jewelry, May 25, 2022
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  5. Rayo56

    Rayo56 Well-Known Member

    A magnet will stick to cast iron but not bronze.
     
    Rayo56, May 25, 2022
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  6. ZeeFinds

    ZeeFinds Active Member

    My hunch is that it's cast iron. Thanks for the info and funny observations.

    I think this is a match: https://www.lotsearch.net/lot/piotr...-cast-iron-sculpture-depicting-a-man-49736102

    In case the link doesn't work (subscription site with limited free views) here is the description.

    A Russian cast iron sculpture depicting a man taming a horse. After one of Baron Petr Karlovich Klodt von Jürgensburgs four sculptures “The Horse Tamers” on the Anichkov Bridge at Nevski Prospect in St. Petersburg. Signed Bar[on] Klodt (in Cyrillic) and stamped P. Samonov (in Cyrillic). Kasli Iron Foundy 1890, marked with the Imperial Warrant as purveyor to the Imperial Russian Court. H. 43 cm. L. 36 cm. W. 26 cm.

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    Last edited: May 25, 2022
    ZeeFinds, May 25, 2022
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