Monaco | 27–29 October 2026

Hermitage Fine Art concluded its autumn auctions at the Hôtel Métropole Monte-Carlo, with notable results spanning fine art, historic works of art, jewellery and rare manuscripts.

Several works achieved prices well above their pre-sale estimates, with particularly strong performances across nineteenth-century painting, historic silver, porcelain, rare publications and autographs.

Fine Art: Imperial Provenance and European Painting

Leading the Fine Art results was Adolphe Ladurner’s The Life Guards Uhlan Regiment of His Imperial Highness Grand Duke Mikhail Pavlovich in Camp at Krasnoye Selo, 1843 (Lot 99), which realised €325,000, against a pre-sale estimate of €100,000–120,000.

Formerly in the collection of Emperor Nicholas I at the Aleksandrovsky Palace, Tsarskoye Selo, the painting bears its imperial inventory number and is documented in The Russian Guard in the Paintings of Adolf Ladurner (2017). Its result was more than 2.7 times the high estimate, including buyer’s premium.

Camille Pissarro’s Paysage à Louveciennes, circa 1869 (Lot 8), an early pastel formerly in the collection of the artist’s son, Lucien Pissarro, achieved €28,600.

Other notable results included Gavril Kondratenko’s Crimean Landscape (Lot 131) at €15,600, against an estimate of €6,000–8,000, and Franz Heinrich’s Royal Residence of Queen Luise and King Friedrich Wilhelm III in Memel (Lot 6) at €5,200, more than five times its high estimate of €1,000, including buyer’s premium.

Israël (Isidor) Pass’s Preparation for the Bar Mitzvah, 1911 (Lot 65) attracted notable interest, achieving €10,400, almost three times its high estimate of €3,500. Depicting Jewish family life and religious tradition, the painting was among the standout above-estimate results of the sale.

Further highlights included Leonid Solomatkin’s Christmas Chorus, 1876 (Lot 101) at €19,500, Stanislav Zhukovsky’s Harvest Time, 1902 (Lot 140) at €7,150, Léon Bakst’s Ballet Dancers, 1922 (Lot 156) at €7,800, and Angelo Accardi’s Misplaced, 2015 (Lot 42) at €9,100.

Historic Silver, Royal Porcelain and Fabergé

An Imperial presentation kovsh, Moscow, 1744 (Lot 306), presented in the name of Empress Elizabeth I to Don Cossack Captain Pantelei Selivanov, achieved €27,300.

A set of six nineteenth-century dessert plates by Édouard Honoré, Paris, from the service of Queen Maria II of Portugal (Lot 360), formerly in the collection of King Manuel II of Portugal, realised €8,060, exceeding its estimate of €3,000–5,000.

A Fabergé gold-mounted hardstone bird pendant, St Petersburg, circa 1899–1903 (Lot 311), bearing the mark of Henrik Wigström, sold for €7,540, against an estimate of €4,000–6,000.

An eighteenth-century Russian silver-gilt chalice decorated with enamel scenes of the Passion and Resurrection (Lot 300) achieved €4,160, against an estimate of €800–1,500.

Among the jewellery highlights, a Masis Genève pink sapphire and diamond ‘Flowers’ necklace (Lot 445) realised €11,700.

Rare Books & Manuscripts: Literary Archives and Early Printed Books

A highlight of the Rare Books & Manuscripts auction was Konstantin Balmont’s autograph manuscript notebook of poetry, 1925–1931 (Lot 961), originating from the estate of the celebrated dancer and choreographer Serge Lifar (1905–1986). The manuscript achieved €81,900, against an estimate of €70,000–80,000.

A first edition of Mao Tse-tung’s Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung, Beijing, 1964 (Lot 795), in its distinctive original red vinyl binding, realised €1,430, against an estimate of €600–800.

An early Ukrainian edition of the Triodion, printed by Mikhail Slezka in Lviv in 1664 (Lot 868), featuring engravings in the tradition of the Lviv school, also achieved €1,430, against an estimate of €1,100–1,200.

December 2026 Auctions — Consignments Invited

Following the October auctions, Hermitage Fine Art is now inviting consignments for its December 2026 sales in Monaco, including Fine Art and a Christmas Sale of Works of Art, Design, Jewellery & Wine.

We welcome Old Master paintings; nineteenth-century, modern and contemporary art; European and Eastern European art; Judaica and Jewish ceremonial art; antique, vintage and contemporary jewellery, including signed pieces; fine watches; works of art, silver, porcelain and objects of vertu; Art Nouveau, Art Deco and modern design; and fine and collectable wines.

Hermitage Fine Art offers confidential valuations, personalised advice and tailored international marketing, connecting selected works with collectors worldwide through its auctions and private sales.

For valuations and consignment enquiries:

Hermitage Fine Art
25 Avenue de la Costa
98000 Monaco
info@hermitagefineart.com
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* all sale results quoted include buyer’s premium. Pre-sale estimates exclude buyer’s premium.