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AN ANTIQUE RUSSIAN SILVER AND ENAMEL TRIPTYCH ICON
84 zolotniki (875 standard), unidentified maker's mark 'EK', circa 1900
The hinged case with ogee-shaped top surmounted with a cross decorated to the front and reverse with foliate designs in low relief against a stippled ground, the front mounted with a cross engraved with the body of Christ and wood grain and decorated with coloured enamel, the interior with panels in watercolour and clear lacquer on a silver ground depicting Christ Pantocrator flanked by St Nicholas of Myra and a female saint set within turquoise-enamelled foliate borders, assay marks to the underside of each panel and to both crosses, with the apparently original red velvet-lined leather stand shaped to accommodate the open icon
The icon 26cm high, 14.5cm (31.5cm open), 2.5cm deep, 1,138g in total; the stand 27.5cm high, 35cm wide
84 zolotniki (875 standard), unidentified maker's mark 'EK', circa 1900
The hinged case with ogee-shaped top surmounted with a cross decorated to the front and reverse with foliate designs in low relief against a stippled ground, the front mounted with a cross engraved with the body of Christ and wood grain and decorated with coloured enamel, the interior with panels in watercolour and clear lacquer on a silver ground depicting Christ Pantocrator flanked by St Nicholas of Myra and a female saint set within turquoise-enamelled foliate borders, assay marks to the underside of each panel and to both crosses, with the apparently original red velvet-lined leather stand shaped to accommodate the open icon
The icon 26cm high, 14.5cm (31.5cm open), 2.5cm deep, 1,138g in total; the stand 27.5cm high, 35cm wide
Estimate $2,400 - $3,000
Decorative Arts
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8826
6:00pm - 16 November 2026
Hawthorn
VIEWING
Fri 13 - Sun 15 November, 11am - 5pm
2 Oxley Rd, Hawthorn VIC
CONTACT
Chiara Curcio
decorativearts@leonardjoel.com.au
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