Catalogue

A Russian wood and tempera Icon of “twelve-day holidays” with selected Saints and Evangelists. Workshop of Vasiliy Khohlov. Palekh. First quarter of the 19th century. Dimensions: 33.4 x 27.5 x 2.8 cm.

Starting price: 1800€
Estimate: 2000-3000€

A Russian wood and tempera icon of Saint Zosima and Saint Savatiy. Copy of the 16th century Icon. Moscow. The end of the 19th-beginning of the 20th century. Dimensions: 44 x 46.7 x 4 cm.

Starting price: 1500€
Estimate: 1800-2500€

A Russian travel icon in silver riza with Deesis and Saint Martyr John. Makers mark of I. Udalov. Nizhniy Novgorod. 1872. Dimensions: 10 x 7.2 cm.

Starting price: 400€
Estimate: 600-800€

Russian Imperial glasswork. Spice Flask with silver Lid
. Cobalt-blue glass, engraved and enameled; gilded pierced silver lid
Makers mark of «CC». Workshop of P. P. Semechkin and K. I. Terebenev, 1840s.
Height: 18 cm.

The upper part of the flask is faceted and decorated with stylized floral motifs. The lower section bears a detailed grisaille scene in the manner of lithograph, depicting figures in a pastoral landscape.
In May 1840, artists K. I. Terebenev and P. P. Semechkin received a ten-year privilege for their innovative method of lithographing on faience, porcelain, and glass over the glaze. Their workshop soon became renowned for finely executed lithographed designs that adorned a wide range of decorative objects. The imagery was often inspired by contemporary printed graphics, while portraits of the Romanov dynasty were especially sought after, reflecting both artistic taste and the era’s interest in dynastic representation.

Starting price: 3500€
Estimate: 4000-6000€
Hammer Price: 4000€

Russo-Japanese WW2 D-Guard Samurai Sword -Antique/Old WW II. Rare due double ring hanger on the scabbard, usually only one.

Original sword in a very good condition. Blade possibly needs some small cleaning, but overall in a good shape.

Dimensions: Total length:92.5 cm. Blade length:67.2 cm. Blade width: 3 cm.

Starting price: 1200€
Estimate: 1500-1700€

A Russian icon “The Crucifixion of the Lord with scenes of Passion”. Tempera on wood, brass cross, 84 silver standard riza. Russia, Kostroma 1808y. Dimensions: 44.5 x 38 cm.

Starting price: 1500€
Estimate: 2000-2500€

Glass Beaker
Russian Empire, 1830s
Cobalt glass, silver and gilt painting
Dimensions: 8.5 x 7.5 cm.

A cylindrical beaker with a cannelated lower section, decorated with large bouquets and floral sprigs executed in gold over a silver ground. The rich cobalt tone combined with the shimmering metallic ornamentation reflects the opulent decorative style of Russian glassmaking in the early 19th century, when floral gilding was often used to enhance the depth and brilliance of colored glass.

Cobalt, or blue glass – also known as smalta – is produced by adding cobalt compounds (such as cobalt oxide or cobalt carbonate) to molten glass. Cobalt is a highly concentrated coloring agent, and only a very small amount is needed to achieve its deep, saturated hue.

Starting price: 2000€
Estimate: 3000-4000€
Hammer Price: UNSOLD€

1883 Pattern Senior Petty Officers and the most junior commissioned officers naval dirk complete with its original leather wrapped scabbard that fits like a glove Seen on page 145 of “Japanese Military and Civil Swords and Dirks” by Richard Fuller and Ron Gregory (Published 1996) Described by those EXPERT authors as “EXAMPLES OF THESE DIRKS ARE RARE” This dirk is VERY DIFFERENT to the 1883 Pattern Commissioned Officers model (which are also far from “common”) because they do not carry the floral ornamentation of Cherry Blossoms usually seen on the officer’s pattern The handle shape is very distinctively different, as is the blade configuration and grove MOST ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy went to Davy Jones’s Locker rather than surrender, that likely a contributing factor to the great SCARCITY of these on the collector market today.

Dimensions: Total length: 42 cm. Blade length: 25.7 cm. Blade width: 2 cm.

Starting price: 1000€
Estimate: 1300-1500€

A rare Faberge silver gilt, kalgan and red jasper one flower vase. Maker’s mark of Karl Gustaf Hjalmar Armfeldt for Faberge firm. Petersburg, 1908-1917.
Height: 11.4 cm.

Starting price: 3500€
Estimate: 4000-6000€

An Icon “The Mother of God of Korsun”. Icon: wood, tempera, leaf and melted gold. Riza: silver 84 , chasing, mounting, edging, engraving, niello, enamel, colored stones or glass, gilding. Vladimir, 1857, master of F Che. Dimensions: 33 x 27.5 x 5 cm. Riza weight: 558.5 g.

Starting price: 2500€
Estimate: 3000-3500€

Russian Imperial Glasswork. Glass beaker with Pastoral Scene
Workshop of P. P. Semechkin and K. I. Terebenev, Russia, 1840s
Cobalt-blue glass with gilt rim and lithographed decoration over glaze.
Dimensions: 8.5 x 7.2 cm.

A cobalt-blue glass featuring a detailed pastoral scene executed in grisaille lithography, reminiscent of fine printed engravings. The composition depicts elegantly dressed figures in a rural landscape, framed by ornamental borders and highlighted with delicate gilding.

The workshop of P. P. Semechkin and K. I. Terebenev gained renown in the 1840s for pioneering the application of lithographic decoration on glass, porcelain, and faience. Drawing inspiration from contemporary graphic art, their works combined technical innovation with refined aesthetic sensibility, becoming highly sought after in mid-19th-century Russia.

Starting price: 4000€
Estimate: 5000-6000€
Hammer Price: UNSOLD€

An Icon “John the Evangelist”. Icon: Wood, gesso, tempera, leaf and melted gold. Yaroslavl, late 18th century. Riza: silver 84 proof, chasing, gilding. Moscow, 1814, master of the AG. Dimensions: 33 x 28 x 4.5 cm. Riza weight: 349.5 g.

Starting price: 2500€
Estimate: 3000-3500€

A Russian cast silver and onyx composition “Caucasian leopard”. Maker’s mark of Joseph Marshak firm. Kiev, 1908-1917.
Dimensions: 8 x 14.5 x 6.3 cm. Total weight: 646 g.

Starting price: 3500€
Estimate: 4000-6000€

A Russian oil on canvas icon of Saint Archdeacon Stefan. Embedded inscription: “Stefan Gumpel donated 1877 to the Chapel at the Lykovitsky Cemetery.” Petersburg (?), 1877. Dimensions: 87 x 51 x 2.2 cm.

Starting price: 150€
Estimate: 200-250€

Imperial glass manufactory. Glass with a portrait of Empress Maria Alexandrovna. 
Workshop of P. P. Semechkin and K. I. Terebenev. Petersburg, 1840s
Amethyst-colored glass with gilt rim and lithographed decoration over the glaze.
Dimensions: 8.6 x 7.0 cm.

This glass is a vivid example of the production of the renowned St. Petersburg workshop of P. P. Semechkin and K. I. Terebenev, which specialized in decorating glass, porcelain, and faience with lithographed images combined with gilded and silver-painted floral and ornamental motifs. Among the most favored subjects were portraits of members of the Imperial family.
The decoration features a rare portrait of Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna (1824–1880; from 1855, Empress of Russia). The image is based on a lithograph executed in 1841 by R. F. Dragunov to commemorate the marriage of Grand Duke Alexander Nikolaevich (the future Emperor Alexander II) to Princess Maximiliane Wilhelmine Augusta Sophia Maria of Hesse-Darmstadt, baptized into Orthodoxy as Maria Alexandrovna.

Starting price: 4000€
Estimate: 5000-6000€
Hammer Price: UNSOLD€

WWII Japanese Police Superintendent Sword With Scabbard. It has a Sixteen-ray police badge on back strap at the pommel.

The sword is in a very nice condition and quality made.

Dimensions: Total length: 79.5 cm. Blade length: 63 cm. Blade width: 2 cm.

Starting price: 550€
Estimate: 600-700€

Imperial glass manufactory. Glass with the scene The Parting of Rinaldo and Armida
 Workshop of K. I. Terebenev and P. P. Semechkin. Petersburg, 1840s
Amethyst glass, faceted, with transfer-printed decoration, gilding, silver painting.
The decoration was executed using the technique of decalcomania (transfer printing), introduced in Russia in the 1830s–1840s. A lithographed image in silicate paints was transferred onto paper, then applied to the glass surface and fired, leaving the design fixed after the paper burned away.
In 1840, engravers K. I. Terebenev and P. P. Semechkin were granted a ten-year patent for the use of lithography on porcelain, faience, and glass. Their workshop specialized in combining lithographed imagery with painted gilded and silver ornament. Subjects included literary, allegorical, and landscape scenes, portraits, and reproductions of European masters.
Praised in Khudozhestvennaya Gazeta, the new method was valued for its artistic quality and its ability to reproduce works by Raphael, Correggio, and other painters on decorative objects. Dimensions: 8.2 x 7.5 cm.

Starting price: 4000€
Estimate: 5000-6000€
Hammer Price: 4000€