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Imperial Stroganov School. Silver and Enamel Plaque with Erotic Map of Moscow in original case. 
Silver, en-plein enamel.
Makers mark of «ISU» with Imperial warrant. Moscow, 1908-1917. Dimensions of the box: 18.2 х 11.3 х 2.5 cm. Dimensions of the palque: 16.4 х 8.2 cm.
This rare enamel plaque combines technical mastery with biting satire and playful eroticism. It presents a female nude figure whose body is inscribed with the names of Moscow districts, transformed into risqué metaphors and humorous associations. At the top, the inscription records a “plan of the city of Moscow, survey of January 27 to 12 o’clock at night, 1899,” underlining the parody of cartographic precision.
In 1900, on its 75th anniversary, the School was granted the title Imperial Stroganov Central School of Industrial Art. By this time it operated eighteen workshops, including those for metalwork, enameling, jewelry, and casting, where students combined theoretical study with practical training. Guided by renowned masters, students produced works of remarkable quality, marked with the School’s special hallmark with Imperial warrant. These objects were presented as gifts, exhibited internationally, and sold through the School’s shop. Today, they are rare treasures, reflecting the peak of the national-romantic style in Russian decorative art.
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Starting price: 15000€
Estimate: 18000-25000€
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Rare and Exceptional Swedish Naval Officer’s Sword, Model M/1824 or Similar Pattern, with Highly Decorative Dolphin Scabbard Fittings and Lion-Head Pommel, Circa 1824-1844.

An outstanding and rare example of a Swedish Naval Officer’s Dress Sword, likely the Model M/1824, which succeeded earlier patterns. This exceptional sword is a magnificent representation of the Swedish Royal Navy’s formal accoutrements during the first half of the 19th century, a period often associated with King Karl XIV Johan (reigned 1818-1844). Scabbard is nicely decorated with dolphin. Rare piece.

Length: 86 cm.

Starting price: 2000€
Estimate: 2500-3000€
Hammer Price: UNSOLD€

M-1937 German 2nd world war naval customs officer dagger. Golden dagger (Wasserzoll). Total length: 41 cm. Blade length: 25.7 cm. Blade width: 1.8 cm.

Starting price: 3000€
Estimate: 3500-4000€

A rare Fabergé Medallion with Minerva Cameo on Easel Stand
. Workmaster Henrik Wigström, St. Petersburg, 1908–1917
. Silver, gilt, guilloché enamel, carved cameo. Easel dimensions: 18.5 × 8 cm; medallion: 8.6 × 6 cm
A highly rare Fabergé creation, this object unites a finely carved cameo of Minerva, goddess of wisdom and war, with an elegant silver-gilt easel mount enriched with translucent guilloché enamel. Designed by the firm’s chief workmaster Henrik Wigström, the piece exemplifies Fabergé’s ability to combine classical imagery with refined decorative settings. Comparable examples are known only from the most distinguished collections, including a related work sold at Christie’s (A Selection of Fabergé Masterpieces from the Harry Woolf Collection, 9 November 2021, lot 32 SOLD GBP 137,500). Henrik Wigström is regarded as one of the most important workmasters of the House of Fabergé, alongside his predecessor Michael Perkhin. Born in Finland, Wigström began his training as an apprentice to the local jeweler and goldsmith Peter Madsen. Through Madsen’s professional connections in Russia, he moved to St. Petersburg in 1886, where he joined the Fabergé workshops as an assistant to Perkhin, the firm’s leading workmaster at the time. Following Perkhin’s death in 1903, Wigström succeeded him as head workmaster.

Under his supervision, Fabergé’s workshops produced some of their most sophisticated creations in the Louis XVI and Neoclassical styles. He was highly prolific: approximately half of the Imperial Easter Eggs, as well as the majority of miniature hardstone animals, flowers, boxes, and cigarette cases made between 1904 and 1917, bear his mark “H.W.”

Wigström was also responsible for a remarkable series of objets de fantaisie, including miniature furniture inspired by 18th-century European decorative arts. These delicate, doll-like creations—crafted in gold and enamel—blur the line between functional objects and pure ornament.

One notable example is the bonbonnière in the form of an Empire-style gondola chair, produced around 1911–1912 and now in the Fabergé Museum Collection.

Starting price: 30000€
Estimate: 35000-45000€
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Rare M-1889 Japanese Naval Prison and Shore Patrol Sword
This rare and historically significant M-1889 Japanese Naval Prison and Shore Patrol Sword is in overall good condition, with some minor rust, which is typical for its age and adds to its authenticity.

Total Length: 79 cm
Blade Length: 56.3 cm
Blade Width: 2.5 cm

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

Victor Tissot, La Russie et les Russes. Kiev et Moscou. Impressions de voyage. Paris: Librairie Plon, 1884. Richly illustrated edition with more than 240 gravures, in the original publisher’s decorative red cloth binding with gilt and polychrome cover design depicting Saint Basil’s Cathedral, and imperial double-headed eagle on the rear cover.

A striking late 19th-century travel book on Russia, retaining its highly decorative original binding.

Dimensions: 28.3 × 21 × 4 cm

Starting price: 250€
Estimate: 300-350€
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An Italian model 1855 officer sword.
Very early production, possibly using an even earlier end of XVIII – beginning of XIX century-made blade. Condition is good with some wear but no major damage. The blade has some early engravings including, possibly, initials. Dimensions: Total length: 96cm. Blade length: 80 cm. Blade width: 3 cm.

Starting price: 450€
Estimate: 500-700€

Karl Gahn. Gold Pendant with official archival sketch.
Firm of Carl Gahn
St. Petersburg, late 19th – early 20th century
Gold, rubies, emerald, pearl; engraved and polished
Dimensions: 4.3 x 2.3 x 0.5 cm.
Total weight: 3.1 g

This delicate Art Nouveau pendant combines gold with colored gemstones — rubies, an emerald, and a small pearl. The stylized floral motif and graceful symmetry reflect the refined taste and craftsmanship characteristic of Carl Gahn’s workshop.
Carl August Ferdinand Gahn (1836–1899) was an Austrian-born goldsmith and jeweler who founded the firm K. Gahn in St. Petersburg in 1873. His shop on Nevsky Prospect quickly gained recognition for the sophistication and technical precision of its designs. In 1895, Gahn was appointed Jeweler to the Imperial Court, creating pieces for the Russian royal family and aristocracy. His firm was considered one of the leading jewelry houses of the Empire, standing alongside Fabergé in artistry and reputation.

Starting price: 600€
Estimate: 700-900€
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M-1929 German experimental Weyersberg Kirschbaum sword. A very rare sword, that can be a central piece of any German XX century sword collection. A trial model sword by WuK company, that was accepted in to Weimar republic army trial in 1929, but the project was discontinued following by the WuK becoming bankrupt. Only a handful was made. The design is unique for German swords incorporating some features from Russian and Italian models. Very heavy blade. Clear Weimar period acceptance markings on many parts. Very well-done and unique piece.Total length: 100 cm. Blade length: 82cm. length: Blade width: 3 cm.

Starting price: 2500€
Estimate: 3000-3500€

A Chinese Kuomintang 1940’s dagger. A Chinese dagger made in the 1940s, possibly given to an officer upon graduation from a military school in modern Taiwan. The inscription translates to “peace.”
Total length: 41 cm.
Blade length: 25.4 cm.
Blade width: 2.2 cm.

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

A Russian Imperial brass samovar with a pipe in the shape of a “Cane”. Maker’s mark of A. Morozov manufactory. Tula, the end of the 19th century. Height: 60 cm.

Starting price: 50€
Estimate: 75-100€

A Russian Imperial brass samovar in the shape of a “Pot”. Maker’s mark of Vorontsov brothers manufactory. Tula, the end of the 19th century. Height: 42 cm

Starting price: 300€
Estimate: 400-500€

Art Nouveau Style Gold, Opal Matrix and Gem-Set Cameo Brooch Pendant

An unusual gold brooch pendant designed as an openwork oval frame enclosing a female profile cameo, carved in opal matrix with vivid blue iridescence and set against a darker natural stone ground. The flowing mount is highlighted with seed pearls and further accented with coloured stones, including pink and blue gems and a small green stone. The reverse fitted with a brooch pin, while the suspension loop allows the piece to be worn also as a pendant.

The reverse bears a 585 mark, indicating 14 karat gold.

Accompanied by an older handwritten gemmological note in Estonian. According to this note, the piece was described as set with opal matrix, pearls, rubies, a garnet, a blue sapphire, and small diamonds; this attribution is not independently confirmed and should be treated as provisional pending modern gemmological examination.

A decorative and distinctive jewel, likely inspired by late 19th- to early 20th-century Art Nouveau models.

Material: 14K gold (marked 585)
Stones: opal matrix cameo, pearls, assorted coloured stones
Dimensions: 6.8 × 4.8 × 1.1 cm
Weight: 29.9 g

Starting price: 8000€
Estimate: 10000-15000€
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M-1929 German experimental Weyersberg Kirschbaum sword. A very rare sword, that can be a central piece of any German XX century sword collection. A trial model sword by WuK company, that was accepted in to Weimar republic army trial in 1929, but the project was discontinued following by the WuK becoming bankrupt. Only a handful was made. The design is unique for German swords incorporating some features from Russian and Italian models. Very heavy blade. Clear Weimar period acceptance markings on many parts. Very well-done and unique piece.

Dimensions:
Total length: 100 cm.
Blade length: 82cm.
Blade width: 3 cm.

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

Prussian Cuirassier Model 1819 “Russian Form” Pallasch, cavalry sword.
A fine Prussian heavy cavalry sword with a Damascus “Eisenhauer” blade, richly etched and gilded. The hilt follows the Russian-style 1819 pattern with a three-bar brass guard and wire-bound grip. The pommel shows an old repair, otherwise in a good condition.

Dimensions:

Total length: 108,7 cm.
Blade length: 91,8 cm.
Blade width: 2,8 cm.

Starting price: 1750€
Estimate: 2000-2500€
Hammer Price: UNSOLD€

A Russian samovar in the shape of a vase. Brass, Russia, 19th century. Height: 49 cm.

Starting price: 250€
Estimate: 300-400€

A Russian samovar in the shape of a jar. Brass, nickel plating. Nikolay Vorontsov factory in Tula, second half of the 19th century.
Height: 46 cm.

Starting price: 250€
Estimate: 300-400€

Pilgrimage Icon of Saint Catherine the Great Martyr. 
Palestine, late 19th century.
 Stone, oil paint.
 Dimesniosn: 14.5 × 11 cm.
A pilgrimage icon painted on a naturally shaped stone plaque, depicting Saint Catherine the Great Martyr standing full-length against a simplified landscape ground. The saint is shown crowned and haloed, vested in richly ornamented garments, with her traditional attribute of the martyr’s wheel placed beside her. The irregular contour of the support, together with the plain reverse fitted with a suspension loop, preserves the character of the object as a devotional souvenir brought from the Holy Land.
Such icons, acquired by pilgrims in Jerusalem and other sacred places, held a particular place in Russian Orthodox devotional culture. They functioned not only as commemorative eulogiae, but also as intimate objects of private piety. Kept in domestic icon corners, donated to churches and monasteries, or handed down as family relics, they were valued for their direct material connection with the sacred geography of Palestine. In works of this kind, the tangible substance of the stone itself, often believed to have come from the banks of the River Jordan or other holy sites, intensified the devotional meaning of the image and transformed a modest painted object into a cherished relic of pilgrimage.

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