Alexander Evgenievich Yakovlev’s painting titled “Portrait of Arturo Lopez-Willshaw” was bought for 713,250 GBP ($1,097,049) during the Russian Art Evening auction at Sotheby’s.

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The closing day at Sotheby’s Russian Art auction series in London yielded the following million dollar sales:

A FABERGÉ JEWELLED VARI-COLOURED GOLD AND GUILLOCHÉ ENAMEL CARNET, WORKMASTER MICHAEL PERCHIN, ST. PETERSBURG, 1899-1903 - Sold for 541,250 GBP (~$1,052,352)

Russian Decorative Arts
Russian Decorative Arts