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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: UNSOLD€

A Pair of Russian Silver-Gilt and Champlevé Enamel Coffee Cups with Saucers and Spoons
Moscow, Gustav Klingert, 1908-1917.
Silver-gilt, champlevé enamel; casting, chasing, engraving, gilding, enamelling.
Dimensions of each cup: 4.5 × 6.3 × 4.6 cm.
Length of each spoon: 9.8 cm.
Diameter of each saucer: 9.8 cm.
Total weight: 330.1 g.
Marks: maker’s mark KLINGERT; Moscow assay mark; 84 zolotniki silver standard.
A refined pair of coffee cups with matching saucers and spoons, executed in silver-gilt and white champlevé enamel. Each cup is of small cylindrical form, with a delicate scroll handle and richly gilded interior. The exterior is decorated with finely balanced ornamental bands: white enamel grounds, gilt scrollwork, dotted borders and stylised foliate motifs. The saucers repeat the same decorative vocabulary, forming a complete and harmonious ensemble. The spoons, with round enamelled bowls and slender gilt stems, complete the set.
Gustav Gustavovich Klingert, a hereditary jeweller from the German community in Moscow, was among the most accomplished Moscow masters of enamelled silver. His factory, active from 1865 to 1916, produced silver and later gold objects, including tableware, presentation pieces and cabinet objects. Klingert’s enamel work was especially admired for its precision, delicacy and technical discipline. His firm exhibited at major international exhibitions, including Paris in 1889 and Chicago in 1893, and received high praise and medals.

Starting price: 1500€
Estimate: 1800-2500€
Hammer Price: €

A Russian oil on canvas etude painting of terrace. Attributed to Pavel Brjullov (1840-1914). Petersburg, beginning of the 20th century. Dimensions without the frame: 38.2 х 31.5 cm. Framed: 51.5 х 44.3 cm.

Starting price: €4 000,00€
Estimate: 5000-6000€

Icon of the Mother of God “Feodorovskaya” with Guardian Angel and Saint Andrew Stratelates
Dimensions: 31.7 x 26.6 x 3 cm.
Romanov-Borisoglebsk region, circa 1800
Tempera on wood, gold leaf
This finely executed Old Believer icon represents the revered image of the Feodorovskaya Mother of God, accompanied by the Guardian Angel and Saint Andrew Stratelates on the borders. Painted in the Romanov-Borisoglebsk region around 1800, it exemplifies the artistic tradition known as the “Romanov school” — a late revival of 17th-century Yaroslavl and Kostroma iconography by Old Believer masters.
The Romanov-Borisoglebsk icon painters preserved ancient techniques and aesthetics at a time when Westernized academic art dominated the Russian Empire. Their works are noted for:

Precise geometric construction of forms and halos

Fine engraving on gold backgrounds (“chornenie po zolotu”)

Jewel-like color palette with delicate highlights and transparent lacquers

Exquisite miniature detailing and balanced, rhythmic composition

The Romanov-Borisoglebsk workshops, active from the late 18th to the early 19th century, produced icons of exceptional refinement for discerning Old Believer patrons. Leading families such as the Arkhipovskys, Agapovs, and Kalashnikovs maintained continuity of the Stroganov and Armory Chamber traditions, creating works that combined spiritual depth with decorative sophistication.

This icon is a characteristic example of the “Romanov letters” style — a rare provincial phenomenon that achieved a harmonious blend of old canonical spirituality and artistic elegance

Starting price: 6000€
Estimate: 8000-12000€
Hammer Price: UNSOLD€

Icon of Saint Prince Alexander Nevsky in Silver Riza
Moscow, mid-19th century
Icon: wood, oil painting
Riza: silver (84 zolotnik), chased and mounted
Maker’s mark: BC
Dimensions: 22.5 × 18 × 3 cm
Riza weight: 135.3 g

This elegant icondepicts Saint Prince Alexander Nevsky, one of the most venerated Russian military saints and a national hero. The saint is portrayed standing, dressed in princely armor and a cloak, his gaze turned heavenward toward Christ Pantocrator, who appears in the upper left blessing the prince.

The finely painted composition is overlaid with a richly ornamented massive silver riza (revetment) in the baroque style, elaborately chased with floral cartouches and architectural motifs.

Starting price: 1300€
Estimate: 1500-2000€
Hammer Price: UNSOLD€

An unusual Russian Art Nouveau silver-gilt fruit bowl.
Moscow, Third Moscow Artel, retailed by the firm of N. V. Nemirov-Kolodkin, 1908-1917.
Silver, gilding; raising, chasing, engraving, repoussé, polishing.
Dimensions: 9.3 x 23 x 23 cm.
Weight: 598 g.
Marks: retailer’s mark “Немировъ-Колодкинъ”; maker’s mark of the Third Moscow Artel, “3МА”; Moscow assay mark with 84 zolotnik silver standard.
A rare silver-gilt fruit bowl of rounded circular form, standing on small stylised floral feet. The exterior is decorated with chased and repoussé motifs in the Art Nouveau taste: water lilies, seed pods, broad leaves and mushroom-like natural forms, placed asymmetrically around the softly swelling body.
The piece was made by the Third Moscow Artel, one of the accomplished Moscow silver workshops of the late Imperial period. Artel production occupied an important place in Russian decorative art of the early twentieth century, especially in the field of silver and enamel objects. Such workshops belonged to the same professional milieu that supplied or had previously worked for the great Russian houses, including Fabergé, Ovchinnikov and Khlebnikov.
The retailer, N. V. Nemirov-Kolodkin, was among the significant Moscow suppliers of luxury silver. Founded by Nikolai Vasilievich Nemirov-Kolodkin, merchant, jeweller and philanthropist, the firm became known for high-quality table silver and presentation pieces. From the late nineteenth century it supplied silver objects for the Imperial household, commissioning works from selected Moscow workshops according to the character and level of each order.

Starting price: 1000€
Estimate: 1200-1500€
Hammer Price: €

Fabergé. A silver kovsh inset with a coin
St Petersburg, Fabergé, master Alexander Wakewa, 1908-1917
Silver; raised, cast, chased.
Marked: under the Imperial warrant, K. FABERGÉ in Cyrillic; maker’s mark A.W; St Petersburg assay mark; 84 silver standard; scratched firm’s inventory number 25067. Weight: 244 g. Dimensions: 8,3 x 19,8 x 10 cm.
This elegant miniature kovsh takes its form from the ancient Russian korets, or ladle-shaped drinking vessel, recalling the honoured presentation kovshi of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The gently swelling body, set on a low circular foot, is defined by a restrained profile and bordered with a fine beaded rim. Its most distinctive feature is the sculptural handle, enriched with scrolling ornament and inset with a silver grivennik of 1752, struck during the reign of Empress Elizabeth Petrovna.
The choice of coin is significant. Under Elizabeth, richly mounted kovshi of related type were awarded as honorary gifts, notably to distinguished Cossacks of the Zaporozhian Host. In this piece, the eighteenth-century coin functions not merely as an ornamental insert, but as a historical allusion, linking the object to the ceremonial and commemorative traditions of Imperial Russia. The rocaille scrolls of the handle, evocative of the Elizabethan Baroque, reinforce this retrospective character.
This kovsh was produced by Alexander Wakewa manufacturer, one of the Fabergé workmasters active in St Petersburg in the early twentieth century. It reflects the firm’s highly cultivated reinterpretation of Old Russian forms, seen through the lens of late Imperial taste and executed with the clarity and finish associated with Fabergé silver at its best.

Starting price: 5000€
Estimate: 6000-8000€
Hammer Price: €

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: UNSOLD€

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

An baroque-style 19th-century Russian icon of The Mother of God of Korsun, covered with a finely worked silver riza richly decorated with chasing, gilded details, and inset colored stones. The engraved inscription identifies the icon as “Korsun Mother of God, 1857.”

According to ancient tradition, the original Korsun icon was painted by St. Luke the Evangelist and brought from Ephesus to Kiev by Prince Vladimir after his baptism in 988. The image later resided in Novgorod and then in Moscow’s Dormition Cathedral, where it became one of Russia’s most revered relics.

Another legend connects the icon with St. Euphrosyne of Polotsk, who received it as a gift from the Byzantine Emperor and Patriarch in the 12th century. It was later brought to Toropets by Princess Paraskeva, wife of St. Alexander Nevsky, and became famous for its miracles and protection of the city.

Icons of the Korsun type belong to the “Tenderness” (Umilenie) family, symbolizing the deep spiritual and human bond between the Virgin and the Christ Child.

Starting price: 2500€
Estimate: 3000-3500€
Hammer Price: UNSOLD€

An interesting Russian silver-gilt set for delicacies, preserved in its original fitted case with silk and satin lining. The set comprises a caviar trowel, caviar knife, cheese knife, and two snail forks, each with spiral-twist handles. Marked HG, St. Petersburg, late 19th century.
Dimensions of the box: 20.5 × 27 × 4.5 cm
The set was retailed in a jewelry shop in Reval (Tallinn), Estonia, reflecting the wide distribution of Russian luxury silverware throughout the Empire.

Starting price: 600€
Estimate: 800-1000€
Hammer Price: €

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.
See similar:
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https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5091302

Starting price: 8000€
Estimate: 10000-15000€
Hammer Price: UNSOLD€

Icon of the Holy Martyrs Gurias, Samonas, and Aviv
Russia, second half of the 19th century
Tempera on wood
Dimensions: 18 × 14.8 × 2 cm.

A finely painted Russian icon depicting the Holy Martyrs Gurias, Samonas, and Aviv, known as early Christian saints and patrons of faithful marriage. At the top, Christ Emmanuel appears in blessing, emphasizing the heavenly approval of the martyrs’ steadfast faith. Executed in the precise and elegant style typical of Russian provincial iconography of the late 19th century.

Starting price: 250€
Estimate: 300-400€
Hammer Price: UNSOLD€

Silver card case (Visiting Card Holder) in Art-Noveau style. 
Moscow, Ivan Tarabrov, 1908–1917.
Silver; chasing.
Size: 6.2 × 10.1 cm. Weight: 71 g.
Marks: maker’s mark “IT» in triangle, Moscow assay mark 1908-1917.
A restrained, elegantly proportioned card case exemplifying the sober refinement of Moscow Art Nouveau. The design relies on pure geometry and impeccable finishing rather than ornament: broad, smoothly polished planes catch and modulate light, turning the silver surface itself into the principal decorative element.
Ivan Filippovich Tarabrov operated a workshop (later a factory) of gold and silver objects in Moscow (1893–1917), based in his own house on Bolshaya Dvoryanskaya Street. By the late 1890s his enterprise ranked among the city’s leading jewellery manufacturers, employing dozens of craftsmen and producing a substantial annual output.

Starting price: 300€
Estimate: 400-500€
Hammer Price: €

An Old Crimea landscape by Ivan Aivazovsky (1817-1900). Watercolour on a paper. 1850s. Dimensions without frame: 25.4 x 34.5 cm. See similar in Russian State Museum collection in Saint-Petersburg: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Старый_Крым._Фонтан_Айвазовского.jpg?uselang=ru

Starting price: €8 000,00€
Estimate: 10000-12000€

Sazikov. Icon “Saint Martyr Sophia”
Tempera on zinc, silver-gilt oklad with cloisonné enamel and semi-precious stones
Makers mark: “Sazikov”with Imperial warrant. Moscow, 1858
Dimensions: 19.5 x 15 x 2.5 cm.
A rare Russian icon depicting Saint Martyr Sophia, shown in prayer against a mountainous landscape with ancient Rome city in the background. The figure is framed by a richly shaped silver-gilt oklad adorned with blue champlevé enamel, cabochon stones, and delicate ornamental engraving.

The icon was made by the renowned Sazikov workshop, founded in 1793 by Pavel Fyodorovich Sazikov. By the mid-19th century, under Ignaty Pavlovich Sazikov, the firm had become one of Russia’s most important silversmiths and was granted the title of Court Jeweler.

The Sazikov factory was celebrated for its superb craftsmanship in church silver—icon oklads, chalices, and liturgical vessels—and for introducing advanced casting and chasing techniques inspired by European innovations. Its works adorned major cathedrals, including St. Isaac’s Cathedral in St. Petersburg.

Starting price: 4000€
Estimate: 5000-6000€
Hammer Price: 7000€

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: UNSOLD€

A Russian Tea Caddy in oriental style
Moscow, firm of I. P. Khlebnikov, late 19th century
Silver; engraved, gilding.
Dimensions: 10.7 × 8.9 × 8.9 cm. Weight 376 g. Marks: stamped on the underside with the firm’s mark “Khlebnikov” under the Imperial warrant, 84 zolotnik silver standard, Moscow assay mark. A finely proportioned silver tea caddy of hexagonal form, rising to a faceted shoulder and a circular neck with a fitted lid. The surface is enriched with delicately engraved floral sprays, roses, butterflies, and a dragonfly, while the lid is centred with a luxuriant bouquet framed by beaded borders.
Tea caddies of this type were intended for the storage of loose-leaf tea and belong to the elegant culture of the Russian tea table in the second half of the 19th century. The present example was produced by the honorable Moscow firm of Ivan Petrovich Khlebnikov, one of the most distinguished Russian silversmithing houses of the Imperial period. Founded in 1871, the firm gained wide renown for the quality of its gold and silver wares, received numerous awards at Russian and international exhibitions, and held the title of Supplier to the Imperial Court. Although especially admired for works in the neo-Russian taste, Khlebnikov’s workshop also excelled in objects of refined domestic silver such as the present caddy.

Starting price: 800€
Estimate: 900-1000€
Hammer Price: €

Faberge. Silver charka inset with a coin. St. Petersburg, Fabergé firm, master Jenny Vyakeva, 1899–1904
Silver, engraving, gilding
Dimensions: 4.6 × 9.7 cm; Weight: 66 g
Marks: Firm mark “K. FABERGÉ” with Imperial warrant, master’s mark “JW.”, assay mark of St. Petersburg, 1899–1904, 84 zolotnik silver standard.
The charka is modeled with a rounded body and smooth walls, adorned along the upper edge with an ornamental band featuring stylized floral motifs. Its handle is gracefully curved, ending with a 20 kopeck coin from the reign of Catherine the Great.
Following the death of Konstantin Vyakeva, Jenny Vyakevaa, his young widow, took the responsibility of learning the silverworking craft. In 1902, she acquired the right to mark silver pieces, as she held a stake in the family business. However, after a brief time in the silver industry, Jenny pursued a new path in midwifery. Silver items from Jenny Vyakeva are rare, given her brief career in the trade during the early 1900s.
The incorporation of numismatic items into silver works was common among Russian goldsmiths, especially in award bowls, charkas, kovshes, and mugs. The Fabergé firm frequently featured such coins, worked by renowned masters like Mikhail Perkhin, Erik Kollin, Julius Rappoport, Anders (Antti) Nevalainen, and August Holmström.
Comparable item: https://www.bonhams.com/auction/17810/lot/190/a-presentation-silver-charka-with-coin-faberge-marks-of-alexander-wakeva-st-petersburg-1898-1908-diameter-65cm-2-12in/

Starting price: 3000€
Estimate: 3500-4500€
Hammer Price: €

Icon “The Crucifixion of Our Lord Jesus Christ”
Russia, Mstyora, early 20th century
Mixed technique on wood.
Painter: I. F. Medvedev
Workshop: Mstyora Educational Icon-Painting Studio of the Committee for the Guardianship of Russian Icon Painting
Dimensions: 31.3 x 26.4 x 2.6 cm.

This richly executed icon represents The Crucifixion of Christ, a central subject of Christian art. Christ is shown on the Cross, surrounded by the Virgin Mary, St. John the Theologian, St. Mary Magdalene, and St. Longinus the Centurion. The detailed gilded background, intricate ornamentation, and balanced color harmony reflect the refined craftsmanship of the Mstyora icon-painting tradition.

The inscription on the reverse confirms that this icon was created in the Mstyora Training and Icon-Painting Workshop, founded under the auspices of the Committee for the Guardianship of Russian Icon Painting (1901–1918). The Committee, established by Count Sergey Sheremetev with support from artist Viktor Vasnetsov, sought to revive traditional Russian iconography and preserve ancient tempera techniques in opposition to mass-produced printed icons.Dimensions: 31,3 x 26,4 x 2,6 cm.

Starting price: 10000€
Estimate: 12000-15000€
Hammer Price: UNSOLD€