Lot 0185
Khlebnikov. Russian icon of Saint Panteleimon in Neo-byzantine style
Estimate: 800-1200€
Khlebnikov. Russian icon of Saint Panteleimon in Neo-byzantine style
Silver, cloisonné enamel.
Makers mark of «I.KH» with Imperial warrant. Moscow, the end of the 19th century.
Silver, cloisonné enamel (Byzantine technique)
This icon is executed in the Byzantine enamel technique, distinguished by bright polychrome en plein surfaces, deep translucence, and precise detail. The Saint is depicted frontally, holding in the left hand a casket with medicines that resemble miraculous relics is usually depicted. The figure is adorned in richly coloured vestments with enamel in palette of yellow, blue, green, and red, framed by a finely worked nimbus with stylised spiral ornament.
The Khlebnikov firm, founded in Moscow in 1867, was one of the foremost Russian producers of silver and enamelware in the late Imperial period. Known as Supplier to the Imperial Court, the workshop gained renown for reviving and modernising ancient Russian and Byzantine decorative traditions. Its masters excelled in cloisonné enamel, producing icons, liturgical objects, tableware, and presentation pieces, many of which were exhibited at international exhibitions and awarded highest prizes.
This plaque exemplifies Khlebnikov’s interpretation of Byzantine heritage, combining medieval artistic vocabulary with the technical perfection and luxurious materials typical of Russian decorative arts at the turn of the century. Dimensions: 10 x 8,7 x 0,3 cm. Total weight: 70,2 g.
Starting price: 600€
Estimate: 800-1200€
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