5669859 Vase depicting a Zaporozhian cossack, c.1825 (porcelain) by Russian School (19th century); height: 18.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Of urn-shape, the tapering cylindrical reddish-brown body painted with two reserves, the first depicting a Zaporozhian cossack resting in a green field, his rifle and hat beside him, his horse in the background, a monument to the left with the Ukrainian inscription which reads: \'Thank you Zaporozhian Brothers. You served Ukraine and Moscow soil is grateful to you. The glory of your Cossack bravery will never be forgotten\', the second painted with a landscape flanked by a tree showing a church with a graveyard and a couple on a village road, both scenes inscribed in Ukrainian underneath: \'Khartitsa. An island in Zaporozhie, on the Dniepr\' and \'From the time of Kii and Oshold to Mazepa, much water, from the rich waters of the Dniepr, passed\', on a circular spreading foot, with moulded rocaille handles, elongated neck with conforming opening with gilt rim); Photo by Christie\'s Images.