Bulgarian man and Bulgarian woman. Matching sculptures
Bulgarian man and Bulgarian woman. Matching sculptures
Russia
Late 1870s - early 1880s
Grachev, Vasiliy, Woerffel bronze and lapidary art factory
Bronze; casting, patinating, toning
23 x 12 x 12 cm; 25 x 12 x 12 cm
On the man figure bottom: "ЛЪП.ГРАЧЕВ., ЗАВ.К.Ф. ВЕРФЕЛЬ"; mark: "ОТЪ М.Ф. на 10 ЛЕТ". On the woman figure bottom: "Лirп. Грачевъ". On rear side: "ЗАВ.К.Ф.ВЕРФЕЛЬ. Ст.ПЕТЕРБУРГЪ"
The plot is related to the historical events of the Russian-Turkish war of 1877-1878 and Bulgaria liberation.
Инв.99/ИЗО