7 June 2021| Live auction 9802
Russian Art
London
Lot 166
A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL SILVER ICON OF CHRIST PANTOCRATOR
MARK OF FEODOR RÜCKERT, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1905
Price realised GBP 11,250
Estimate
GBP 10,000 – GBP 15,000
Rectangular, traditionally painted, the oklad and halo enamelled with varicolour foliate motifs, the corners decorated with four enamelled stylised Greek crosses, the reverse applied with a silver plaque with a dedication in Russian 'God bless you / [to] Vice-Admiral / Aleksei Alekseevich / Birilev / from the members / of the board of trustees / of the Kronstadt / orphanage. / A. A. Kirilov and N. N. von Minikh / 12 May 1905', with suspension loop, marked on lower mount
9 ¼ in. (9 cm.) high, excluding suspension loop
Provenance
A gift to Aleksei Birilev (1844-1915) from A. A. Kirilov and N. N. von Minikh in 1905.