Decorative Arts

Christmas crib characters : three shepherds. Different sizes, about 9 cm. Period early twentieth, probably Germany. Good condition!

Slight dirt in the hair to eliminate. Signature "A.R" initials. Dimensions 48x35 mm. French work second part of the nineteenth. Good condition

Oval form, an elegant lady profile. Dimensions 53 x 42 mm, guarantee 800, stylized silversmith mark to identify. Work circa 1900, France or Belgium. Good condition

No mark, probably France, late nineteenth. Weight 45 g, height 63 mm. Good condition

Cast iron and carving. According to Gult (signed), founder "A.D" for Auguste Delafontaine, stamp initials "A.A" under crown. Height 9.5 cm. Work circa 1880. Good condition

Oval frame in silver, work of the nineteenth. Hallmark of guatantee 84. Dimensions 4x4 cm. Bad condition, to be restored.

Wooden support and oklad in silver-gilt, scene of the Entombment of Mary virgen surrounded by the Apostles. Very nice carving work, expressive pain of the faces, decorations and volutes in the corners. A beautiful setting. Some inscriptions partly erased. Dimensions 24 x 35 cm. Minor wear

Silver wedding cup on the traditional model bourguignon with side handles and pedestal base. Weight 318 g, height 13 cm, hallmark "800", probably a Swiss work, circa 1900. Initials "G.A". Good condition.

18th Century, dimensions 41.5x33.5 cm. The Saint Catherine the Great Martyr order was created by Peter the Great in November 1714 was awarded only to women. This lady wears the lesser cross of the order with the scarlet ribbon bearing "For Love and Fatherland". Such award was reserved to ladies of the highest nobility of Russia. The dress and hair style are obviously from the 18th Century.

Circular view representing a project for ceiling decoration "Angels in clouds" and a pencil sketch on the back, monogram "E" of Nikolai Ludwigowitch Ellert on January 13th, 1873. The famous composer Tchaikovsky created in Moscow (supervisor Nicolas Rubinstein) symphony no. 2 "Little Russia" on January 26th, 1873, based on Ukrainian folk tales. Ellert was stage draftsman in charge of decorations of Imperial Opera in Moscow and likely produced this preparatory watercolor for this occasion. Sheet in good condition, dimensions 44.5x41.5 cm.