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Thu, Mar 21, 2019 09:00AM EDT
Lot 335

Seven Russian Lacquer Portrait Boxes

Estimate: $600 - $900

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20th century, tempera with gold leaf, abalone, paper-mache lacquer technique, gilt side decorations, comprising: Fedoskino school hinged oval portrait with certificate of authenticity, artist Fiveyskaya, abalone, inscribed front with "2002", "Made in Russia" sticker verso, original box, 3-1/2 x 1-1/4 x 2-3/4 in.; one Fedoskino school hinged violin portrait box of Russian Beauty, certificate of authenticity by artist Paskinina, inscribed front with "2000", original box, 8-1/4 x 3-1/2 x 1 in.; unknown school hinged casket, abalone button hinge and interior mirror, inscribed front "2000", 8 x 5-1/4 x 2 in.; Fedeskino school(?) hinged casket portrait of Anna Karenina in fur on troika (based on painting by Kramskoy), inscribed front "Baokob 10. b.", original box, [slight cracking], 7-1/2 x 5-1/4 x 1-1/4 in.; unknown school hinged round casket portrait of two children and dog, inscribed front "91", original box, 5 x 4-1/2 x 1-1/2 in.; unknown school cigarette, portrait of Russian Maiden by stove, original box, 5 x 4 x 1 in.; Fedeskino school(?) portrait casket, lady and dog in row boat, inscribed front "2002", off-set "clam" hinge, [light color change along lid], 6-1/2 x 5-1/4 x 2 in.

Provenance: Collection of Marion and Theodore Gore, Williamsburg, Virginia

Condition

overall excellent, scattered scuffs, cracking