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A 18th – 19th C. Indian sword sabre tulwar talwar decorated with silver

An excellent work on decoration with silver. Blade is probably made of wootz.

Dimensions:
Total length: 85 cm
Blade length: 72 cm.
Blade wide: 4 cm.

Starting price: 400€
Estimate: 500-600€
Hammer Price: UNSOLD€

Icon of the Holy Martyr Paraskeva with Silver Riza
Balkans, 17th–18th century
Icon: tempera on wood, 17th century
Riza: silver, repoussé and chased, 18th century
Dimensions: 32 × 27 × 4.5 cm
Riza weight: 860 g

This remarkable icon represents Saint Paraskeva (Paraskevi) of the Balkans, a revered Christian martyr known for her piety, compassion, and miracles. The saint is depicted holding a cross as a symbol of her martyrdom, flanked by two angels bearing crowns of glory.

The underlying icon, likely dating to the 17th century, retains the expressive intensity of early post-Byzantine Balkan iconography, characterized by elongated proportions, austere modeling, and a deep spiritual gravity.

The silver riza, executed in the 18th century, complements the image with richly embossed baroque ornamentation—cartouches, clouds, and acanthus motifs—framing the saint in a celestial setting.

Starting price: 1000€
Estimate: 1200-1500€
Hammer Price: Not sold

A Flemish countryside landscape in the manner of the 17th century. Oil on canvas.
Dimensions without the frame: 55.3 х 47 cm.

Starting price: 2000€
Estimate: 2500-3000€

An early 20th c. Caucasian Ottoman Russian kindjal dagger

Blade of high quality precious work, decorated with etching.

Dimensions:
Total length: 56 cm.
Blade length: 36.3 cm.
Blade wide: 3.7 cm.

Starting price: 500€
Estimate: 600-800€
Hammer Price: UNSOLD€

A copy of Rembrandt’s ‘Portrait of a Polish Nobleman.’ Signed in Cyrillic: Ekaterina Ridievsakya, 1849.
Dimensions (without frame): 46 x 38 cm.

Starting price: 2000€
Estimate: 2500-3000€

Icon “John the Evangelist”
Yaroslavl, late 18th century
Tempera on wood, gesso, gold leaf and melted gold
Riza: silver (84 zolotniks), gilding, chasing
Moscow, 1814, maker’s mark AG
Dimensions: 33 × 28 × 4.5 cm
Riza weight: 349.5 g

This refined icon depicts Saint John the Evangelist, portrayed in deep reflection as he writes the Gospel under the guidance of an angel. The composition is filled with warmth and psychological depth, characteristic of the Yaroslavl School of the 18th century — one of the most expressive traditions of Russian icon painting.

The Yaroslavl school emerged in the 16th–17th centuries during a period of artistic flourishing. Many of its painters came from artisan backgrounds, which shaped their unique visual language: soft color transitions, emotional faces, and lively gestures. Unlike the austere icons of earlier centuries, Yaroslavl works combined devotion with a deeply human sensibility.

By the 17th century, Yaroslavl had become a major center of iconography. Its artists contributed to the decoration of key cathedrals, including the Assumption Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin and the Church of Elijah the Prophet in Yaroslavl. Despite the growing influence of Western art, Yaroslavl icon painters preserved traditional techniques and aesthetics well into the 19th century.

The silver-gilt riza in classicism style, crafted in Moscow in 1814, enhances the sacred image with delicate gilding and chased ornamentation, highlighting the saint’s spiritual authority and contemplative grace.

Starting price: 2500€
Estimate: 3000-3500€
Hammer Price: Not sold