NOVGOROD, 17TH CENTURY
Details
A Silver-gilt Kovchik
Novgorod, 17th century
The interior chased and engraved with a whale, mermaid and other marine life on stippled ground with geometic border, the central applied roundel with a bird in combat with a monster, the exterior with a lion, unicorn and two birds with floral scrolls with border inscribed with a Russian adage about love, the raised prow with figurehead and raised flattened handle, on dome foot
4 in. (10.2 cm.) wide
122 gr.
Novgorod, 17th century
The interior chased and engraved with a whale, mermaid and other marine life on stippled ground with geometic border, the central applied roundel with a bird in combat with a monster, the exterior with a lion, unicorn and two birds with floral scrolls with border inscribed with a Russian adage about love, the raised prow with figurehead and raised flattened handle, on dome foot
4 in. (10.2 cm.) wide
122 gr.
Provenance
Lubovich Collection
Literature
Michel van Rijn (editor), Icons and East Christian Works of Art (n.p., n.d.), p.160, illustrated p.162, p.193