Private Collection, Northern Germany
A rare and important Fabergé gem-set silver-gilt triptych icon of the Mandylion, St Nicholas the Wonderworker and St Alexandra, Moscow, 1891-1896
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December 5, 03:15 PM GMT
Estimate
90,000 - 120,000 EUR
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Description
formed as an ogee arch, the repoussé and chased triptych frame rich with ornamentation in Art Nouveau taste, featuring scrollwork and stylised floral and foliate motifs, set with aquamarine, topaz, garnet, amethyst and ruby faceted and cabochon stones, the central icon depicting the Mandylion, the left panel depicting St Nicholas the Wonderworker in full length, the right panel depicting St Alexandra in full length, each icon with a descriptive Cyrillic inscription in gold lettering, on flattened and fluted circular feet, the hinges terminating in complementary twisted ball motifs, struck with K. Fabergé in Cyrillic beneath the Imperial Warrant, 84 standard, scratched inventory number 7619
height 35.5cm; 14 in.
width with wings open 39.5cm; 15 1/2 in.
Confiscated from the Moscow Branch of Fabergé in 1919
Armand Hammer (1898-1990)
Trosby Galleries, Palm Beach
The Cardoni/Meier-Windhorst Collection, purchased from the above in 1968
Thence by descent
This icon appears on the list of items confiscated from the Moscow branch of Fabergé in 1919. On the inventory the stock number for this icon was originally listed as 76219, but then the number two was crossed out.