Emporium Auction
Thu, Mar 21, 2019 09:00AM EDT
Lot 336
Five Large Russian Lacquer Fairy Tale Boxes
Estimate: $600 - $900
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
20th century, tempera with gold leaf, abalone, paper-mache lacquer technique, gilt details on sides, comprising: one Kholuy school hinged casket with The Golden Cockerel story, inscribed gold cockerel verso, carved relief feet, original box, 6-1/2 x 6 x 2-1/4 in.; pair Fedoskino school hinged with Frog Princess and Frog Prince story, inscribed front in Russian and "2000", footed, 8-1/4 x 3-1/4 x 2-1/4 in.; rectangular unknown school with water god and angel story, inscribed verso Russian and "2003", ball feet, original box, [cracking to verso and front side panel], 9-3/4 x 6 x 1-3/4 in.; Fedoskino school set of caskets with Emelya and the Magic Pike story, guilloching, large inscribed under lid with four small story caskets on tray, abalone, "-03", [some lacquer cracking], 8-3/4 x 6-1/2 x 3-1/4 in. large casket and 3-1/4 x 2-1/2 x 1-1/4 in. small caskets
Provenance: Collection of Marion and Theodore Gore, Williamsburg, VirginiaNote:
Russian lacquer folk art painting is greatly rooted in the 17th-19th century tradition of icon painting, which lasted until the 1917 Russian Revolution. After the collapse of Imperial Russia, four centers of lacquer painting thrived in the Vladimir-Suzdal Principality, Ivanovo region of central Russia.
