An encolpion from Russia,
gold, emeralds, pearls, the hinged lid engraved with a depiction of the Mother of God reclining on a blanket, talking to a shepherd, 2 midwives bathing the newborn child, St Joseph crouching by their side, the reverse side engraved with a depiction of birth of Mary, St Anne during confinement, 3 neighbours, St Joachim, one woman preparing the little bed, another bathing the newborn, inscription (erroneous): Birth of Christ, inscribed in the margin: Garments and Bones of St Olympiada ?, pendant, 6 x 4,5 cm, gross weight: 61 g, probably Kremlin workshops, 15th/16th cent., (Lu)
An early gold piece of exceptional workmanship. Similar objects in the treasury of the Moscow Kremlin.
Specialist: Dr. Georg Ludwigstorff
Dr. Georg Ludwigstorff
+43-1-515 60-363
antiquitaeten@dorotheum.at
09.06.2015 - 14:00
- Realized price: **
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EUR 3,750.-
- Estimate:
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EUR 5,000.- to EUR 10,000.-
An encolpion from Russia,
gold, emeralds, pearls, the hinged lid engraved with a depiction of the Mother of God reclining on a blanket, talking to a shepherd, 2 midwives bathing the newborn child, St Joseph crouching by their side, the reverse side engraved with a depiction of birth of Mary, St Anne during confinement, 3 neighbours, St Joachim, one woman preparing the little bed, another bathing the newborn, inscription (erroneous): Birth of Christ, inscribed in the margin: Garments and Bones of St Olympiada ?, pendant, 6 x 4,5 cm, gross weight: 61 g, probably Kremlin workshops, 15th/16th cent., (Lu)
An early gold piece of exceptional workmanship. Similar objects in the treasury of the Moscow Kremlin.
Specialist: Dr. Georg Ludwigstorff
Dr. Georg Ludwigstorff
+43-1-515 60-363
antiquitaeten@dorotheum.at
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| Auction: | Silver |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 09.06.2015 - 14:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 30.05. - 09.06.2015 |
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