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<p>[QUOTE="Natasha, post: 313523, member: 3724"]Thanks, Bronwen, for thinking of me. </p><p>Unfortunately, I am not an expert in Russian bronze. What I could find is the following information: the most famous bust of Catherine the Great was made by Fedot Shubin in 1791 in marble. It was reproduced many times, including in bronze, like in the photo loaded by Bronwen. Moreover, at present there is mass production of bronze busts of Catherine the Great in different variations. So, it is definetely the bust of Catherine the Great. </p><p>What I do not understand is the mark on the bottom which really says HERMITAGE. Most items from the Hermitage collection have the mark of their producers, not the museum. On the other hand, the museum might put its mark on copies they would sell in their gift shop. I've checked the internet gift shop of Hermitage, they do not have such (or similar) busts for sale. </p><p>So, I do not know how to explain this mark.</p><p>Anyway, the bust looks pretty well done, not as cheap as mass production[ATTACH=full]103940[/ATTACH]</p><p>Above is the marble bust from the Hermitage collection</p><p>Also, FYI...... recently Hermitage started using special invisible mark to protect their collection from fraud.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Natasha, post: 313523, member: 3724"]Thanks, Bronwen, for thinking of me. Unfortunately, I am not an expert in Russian bronze. What I could find is the following information: the most famous bust of Catherine the Great was made by Fedot Shubin in 1791 in marble. It was reproduced many times, including in bronze, like in the photo loaded by Bronwen. Moreover, at present there is mass production of bronze busts of Catherine the Great in different variations. So, it is definetely the bust of Catherine the Great. What I do not understand is the mark on the bottom which really says HERMITAGE. Most items from the Hermitage collection have the mark of their producers, not the museum. On the other hand, the museum might put its mark on copies they would sell in their gift shop. I've checked the internet gift shop of Hermitage, they do not have such (or similar) busts for sale. So, I do not know how to explain this mark. Anyway, the bust looks pretty well done, not as cheap as mass production[ATTACH=full]103940[/ATTACH] Above is the marble bust from the Hermitage collection Also, FYI...... recently Hermitage started using special invisible mark to protect their collection from fraud.[/QUOTE]
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