MacDougall Auctions 8 June 2009

8 June 2009

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RUSSIAN, MAKER’S MARK OF IVAN KHLEBNIKOV IN CYRILLIC, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1900

* 204. A TRAVELLING TRIPTYCH WITH THE VLADIMIRSKAYA FLANKED BY ST. NICHOLAS AND THE GUARDIAN ANGEL

RUSSIAN, MAKER’S MARK OF IVAN KHLEBNIKOV IN CYRILLIC, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1900

Closed 18.4 by 10.3 cm.; extended 18.4 by 20.1cm.
12,000-15,000 pounds


Painted with oil on metal, the Vladimirskaya is shown halflength, turning her gaze away from the viewer, the saints on the sides are depicted frontal and full-length. The plates are encased in a silver-gilt setting elaborately decorated with dots and foliate scrolls in filigree enamel, the upper part is an ogee arch, the closed wings are fully enamelled and the back is engraved with a dedication.


Notes on symbols:
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