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THE OKLAD MARKED P. OVCHINNIKOV WITH IMPERIAL WARRANT, MOSCOW, 1884, THE ICON 19TH CENTURY
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A silver-gilt cloisonné and champlevé icon of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker
the oklad marked P. Ovchinnikov with Imperial warrant, Moscow, 1884, the icon 19th century
The icon realistically painted on metal, the oklad repoussé, chased and engraved to imitate vestments on geometric ground, the bible and panagia with champlevé enamel decoration, the cloisonné enamel halo of stylized flowers on stippled ground enclosing a champlevé enamel mitre, the border with stylized floral scroll on stippled ground within blue pellet borders, the lower border with gilt plaque engraved in Russian 'To the Lord Heir Tsarevich Nikolai Aleksandrovich on the day of his majority 6 May 1884, from the officers of the Composite Guards Battalion ...', marked under base and on halo
105/8 x 87/8in. (27.2 x 22.6cm.)
the oklad marked P. Ovchinnikov with Imperial warrant, Moscow, 1884, the icon 19th century
The icon realistically painted on metal, the oklad repoussé, chased and engraved to imitate vestments on geometric ground, the bible and panagia with champlevé enamel decoration, the cloisonné enamel halo of stylized flowers on stippled ground enclosing a champlevé enamel mitre, the border with stylized floral scroll on stippled ground within blue pellet borders, the lower border with gilt plaque engraved in Russian 'To the Lord Heir Tsarevich Nikolai Aleksandrovich on the day of his majority 6 May 1884, from the officers of the Composite Guards Battalion ...', marked under base and on halo
105/8 x 87/8in. (27.2 x 22.6cm.)
Provenance
Tsar Nicholas II, a gift on his 21st birthday.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
Sale room notice
The Russian word for 'majority' in the inscription denotes the Tsarevich's 16th birthday.