A GILT BRONZE BUST OF EMPEROR ALEXANDER II AND A BRONZE PLAQUE

A GILT BRONZE BUST OF EMPEROR ALEXANDER II AND A BRONZE PLAQUE

THE BRONZE BUST, CAST AFTER THE MODEL BY NICHOLAS KRASOVSKY, CIRCA 1881; THE BRONZE PLAQUE, RUSSIA, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY

The bust realistically cast as Alexander II, in military uniform wearing the Order of St George on his chest and the Order \'Pour le Mérite\' around his neck, on a wooden base, signed in Russian \'Sculpted by N.P. Krasovsky / 1881 March\'; the bronze plaque depicting Emperor Alexander II in profile on a mantle with the Order of St Andrew, all surmounted by the Imperial crown, apparently unmarked

The bust, 8 3⁄4 in. (22.2 cm.) high, including base