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Russian travelling triptych icon with the Dormition of the Mother of God, the Resurrection of Christ and the Baptism of Christ.
Russian Empire, late 19th century.
Copper alloy, three-colour enamel; casting, chasing, enamelling.
Dimensions closed: 6.5 x 6 x 1.5 cm.
Dimensions opened: 6.5 x 16.4 x 0.7 cm.
A small folding travelling icon, or skladen, composed of three hinged panels. The central panel depicts the Resurrection of Christ, with the figure of the Saviour shown frontally in a mandorla-like radiance, surrounded by attendant figures. The left wing represents the Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God, with the Virgin laid upon her bier and Christ appearing above to receive her soul. The right wing shows the Baptism of Christ, or Theophany, with Christ standing in the waters of the Jordan and flanked by sacred figures.
The cast relief is enriched with remains of silvering and translucent three-colour enamel, in blue, green and amber-orange tones.

Starting price: 100€
Estimate: 150-200€
Hammer Price: 160 €

Ovchinnikov. Icon of Saint Martyr Panteleimon.
Silver, gold, filigree, gliding, cloisonné enamel, oil painting on wood.
Makers mark of «P. Ovchinnikov» with Imperial warrant. Moscow, 1896.

Dimensions: 10.3 x 9 x 2.2 cm.
Total weight: 290.2 g
Icon of Saint Panteleimon in a silver-gilt oklad by the Ovchinnikov firm. The central is painted in oil on wood; the saint’s nimbus and garments are overlaid and made with 24k gold. The cover is decorated with cloisonné enamel in blue, white, and red, arranged in geometric and floral patterns referring to traditional Russian wooden architecture.
Saint Panteleimon, patron of physicians, was a popular subject in 19th-century Russia. The Ovchinnikov workshop, Imperial Court supplier, was renowned for enamel and silverwork of the highest quality, celebrated at international exhibitions.
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Starting price: 8000€
Estimate: 10000-15000€
Hammer Price: Not sold

Icon “Mother of God of Kazan”
Solvychegodsk (Usolye), Northern Russia, 18th century (?).
Wood, tempera, enamel, silver filigree, pearls.
Dimensions: 8 × 7 cm

This small icon of the Mother of God of Kazan reflects the rich enamel and filigree tradition of Solvychegodsk (Usolye), a renowned center of northern Russian craftsmanship. The image of the Virgin and Child is framed by delicate silver filigree ornamentation, accented with turquoise and white enamel and pearls at the corners.

The Usolye enameling school, which flourished from the sixteenth through the eighteenth centuries, was founded by Novgorod craftsmen under the patronage of the powerful Stroganov family. Its masters perfected the art of painted enamel on copper, applying vibrant colors and intricate floral or geometric patterns that merged folk motifs with Western Baroque influences. Comaprable icon of Mother of god of Kazan (XVII century) in State Hermitage collection (Russian Enamel from the 12th to the Early 20th Century from the Collection of the State Hermitage Museum. Leningrad, 1987. P.47)

Starting price: 2000€
Estimate: 2500-3500€
Hammer Price: Not sold

“Jüri Kask “”Abstract”” (1993)
Drawing. Signed and dated.
Sheet dimensions: 20.3 x 27.2 cm
1 piece”

Starting price: 75€
Estimate: 100-150€

Icon of Christ Pantokrator. Silver, gilding, cloisonné enamel, oil painting on wood.
Maker mark of «EAK». Moscow, 1898-1908.
Dimensions: 13.5 x 9 x 2.3 cm.
Total weight: 222.2 g

Icon of Christ Pantokrator in a silver-gilt oklad decorated with cloisonné enamel. The central panel depicts Christ painted in oil on wood: His right hand raised in blessing, His left holding an open Gospel with the inscription “I am the Light of the World.” The enamel cover is richly ornamented with an arch of floral motifs and a border of geometric patterns in red and blue, enhancing the solemnity of the image.
The hallmark [EAK] refers to Emelyan Alekseevich Kuznetsov, owner of a silver workshop founded in 1886. According to records from 1897, the workshop produced silver icon covers valued at 5,000 rubles. At that time, it employed 13 men, 6 adolescents, and 6 boys (silver, chased icon oklad, State Historical Museum). In 1898, the workshop is listed at Pereyaslavskaya Street, in Kuznetsov’s own house, Moscow.

Starting price: 5000€
Estimate: 6000-8000€
Hammer Price: Not sold