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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€

Cameo Pendant with Portrait of Catherine the Great
Ekaterinburg Lapidary Factory, second half of the 18th century
Silver-gilt, cut topaz
An oval pendant set with a finely carved topaz cameo depicting the profile portrait of Empress Catherine II, mounted in a silver-gilt frame with suspension loop. The work is attributed to the Imperial Lapidary Factory in Ekaterinburg, one of the foremost centers of stone carving in Russia.
Founded in 1726, the Ekaterinburg Lapidary Factory became Russia’s leading center for hardstone carving. Initially producing small items from jasper and quartz, it expanded in the mid-18th century to supply marble details for Imperial palaces. From 1782 the factory specialized in large vases and bowls from jasper, malachite, and other stones, later creating monumental works in the Empire style that served as diplomatic gifts.
In the 19th century, under the patronage of the Academy of Arts and later the Imperial Cabinet, the factory produced malachite vases, church furnishings, and decorative objects for the Imperial court, securing its place as one of the foremost lapidary workshops in Europe.
See similar in Imperial Hermitage collection under the inventory numbers: К-1116 and К-1127
Dimensions with the ring: 7 x 4.2 cm.

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

A Russian silver-gilt, cloisonne and guilloche enamel travel diptych with Saint Duke Vladislav of Serbia and Guardian Angel. Painting on a silver plate. Makers mark of Imperial Court suppliers Grachev Brothers. Petersburg, 1904-1908. Dimensions: closed 5.7 х 4.5 х 1 cm; opened: 5.7 х 9 х 0.5 см. Total weight 95 g.

Starting price: 3500€
Estimate: 3500-5000€

Russian Silver Engraved Basket

Hallmarked with Moscow assay marks for 1880 and maker’s mark N.V. Alekseev.
Weight: 270g.
Dimensions: 18.5 x 22.5 x 18.5 cm
An oval silver basket on ball feet with a hinged swing handle. The interior is finely engraved with an architectural view framed by foliate and geometric ornament, demonstrating the precise craftsmanship and decorative refinement characteristic of late 19th-century Moscow silverwork.

Nikolai Vasilyevich Alekseev was a silversmith and owner of a Moscow workshop producing repoussé, enamel, and chased silverware, active from 1885 onward. His works in silver and enamel were recognized at the All-Russian Artistic and Industrial Exhibition in Nizhny Novgorod (1896). Alekseev’s creations are represented in the collections of the State Historical Museum (GIM) and other Russian museums.

Starting price: 500€
Estimate: 700-1000€
Hammer Price: UNSOLD€