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SOME BY THE LUKUTIN FACTORY, TWO PROBABLY BY TALASHKINO WORKSHOPS, RUSSIA, 19TH/ 20TH CENTURY
Details
A GROUP OF THREE LACQUERED PAPIER-MACHÉ BOXES, TWO CARVED WOOD BOXES, A CIGARETTE CASE, AND A NAPKIN RING
SOME BY THE LUKUTIN FACTORY, TWO PROBABLY BY TALASHKINO WORKSHOPS, RUSSIA, 19TH/ 20TH CENTURY
Three boxes with hinged covers, including one painted with a winter troika, one with a man and a boy resting in a forest, one with a nude putting on a stocking, decorated with piqué gold paillons; two wood boxes, one carved and painted with a scene from The Frog Princess and decorated with brass mounts depicting peacocks, another carved with a boyar couple on the cover and geometric designs and stylised peacocks on sides; the cigarette case with a detachable cover, the body painted with a drunken peasant and a woman; the napkin ring with a balalaika player and a dancing lady, some marked
8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm.) wide and smaller
SOME BY THE LUKUTIN FACTORY, TWO PROBABLY BY TALASHKINO WORKSHOPS, RUSSIA, 19TH/ 20TH CENTURY
Three boxes with hinged covers, including one painted with a winter troika, one with a man and a boy resting in a forest, one with a nude putting on a stocking, decorated with piqué gold paillons; two wood boxes, one carved and painted with a scene from The Frog Princess and decorated with brass mounts depicting peacocks, another carved with a boyar couple on the cover and geometric designs and stylised peacocks on sides; the cigarette case with a detachable cover, the body painted with a drunken peasant and a woman; the napkin ring with a balalaika player and a dancing lady, some marked
8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm.) wide and smaller
Special notice
These lots have been imported from outside the EU for sale using a Temporary Import regime. Import VAT is payable (at 5%) on the Hammer price. VAT is also payable (at 20%) on the buyer’s Premium on a VAT inclusive basis. When a buyer of such a lot has registered an EU address but wishes to export the lot or complete the import into another EU country, he must advise Christie's immediately after the auction.
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