Daria Khristova nee Chernenko
Department Director
Lot 143*
A group of three miniature icon pendants from Dubasov-Timachev-Sheremet'ev familiestriptych: St. Petersburg, 1903-1917, maker's mark in Latin 'SS'; oval icon in silver oklad: Moscow, before 1899, maker's mark in Cyrillic 'GS'; medallion: St. Petersburg, before 1899, with indistinct maker's mark
1 December 2021, 11:00 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £408 inc. premium
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Jacqueline Senior
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A group of three miniature icon pendants from Dubasov-Timachev-Sheremet'ev families
triptych: St. Petersburg, 1903-1917, maker's mark in Latin 'SS'; oval icon in silver oklad: Moscow, before 1899, maker's mark in Cyrillic 'GS'; medallion: St. Petersburg, before 1899, with indistinct maker's mark
comprising: a small triptych in silver frame with painted image of Mother of God flanked by images of St. John and Archangel, with small hinged locking flap on the bottom and suspension loop on top; an oval miniature icon of Mother of God, painted on wooden panel, enclosed in chased silver oklad with suspension finial on top; and a small oval medallion with chased image of Mother of God , verso engraved in Cyrillic 'Mother's blessings/March 18 1897', on suspension loop
height of tryptich without suspension loop: 4.4cm (1 3/4in); height of icon in silver oklad including the suspension finial: 5cm (2in); height of medallion with suspension loop: 4.2cm (1 1/4in).
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comprising: a small triptych in silver frame with painted image of Mother of God flanked by images of St. John and Archangel, with small hinged locking flap on the bottom and suspension loop on top; an oval miniature icon of Mother of God, painted on wooden panel, enclosed in chased silver oklad with suspension finial on top; and a small oval medallion with chased image of Mother of God , verso engraved in Cyrillic 'Mother's blessings/March 18 1897', on suspension loop
height of tryptich without suspension loop: 4.4cm (1 3/4in); height of icon in silver oklad including the suspension finial: 5cm (2in); height of medallion with suspension loop: 4.2cm (1 1/4in).
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Provenance
Property of descendants of Dubasov-Timachov-Sheremet'ev families