Russian Works of Art, Fabergé and Icons
Russian Works of Art, Fabergé and Icons
Auction Closed
November 26, 06:32 PM GMT
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A GEM-SET SILVER-GILT AND MOTHER OF PEARL TRAVELLING TRIPTYCH ICON, OLOVYANISHNIKOV AND SONS, MOSCOW, 1908-1917
the cover set with rose-cut sapphires and rock crystal, opening to reveal Christ Pantocrator flanked by the Mother of God and John the Baptist, all painted inside reserves surrounded by inlaid mother of pearl and set with square-cut emeralds, engraved on the back with a verse from the Troparion of the Holy Cross, struck on the lower edge with Partnership of Olovyanishnikov with the Imperial warrant, 84 standard; with original fitted case
opened: 7.6 by 14.3cm, 3⅛ by 5⅝in.
A similarly designed travelling triptych icon, adorned with inlaid mother-of-pearl and set with square-cut gems is illustrated in S. I. Vashkov, et. al., Religious Art [Religioznoe Iskusstvo], Moscow, 1911, p. 41.