5523, 5524

Containers:

Box SC-07 Box 1, Folder 10, Item SC07.02.3.167

Creator:

Hammer Galleries

Extent:

1 page

Scope and content:

Transcription: [double-headed eagle] RUSSIAN IMPERIAL TREASURES Article Nos. 5523-5524 Pair of icons depicting Saint Savior and "Our Lady of Iberia." They are painted on wood in warm coloring with artistically wrought trappings of gold on silver, set with Ural stones. The Greek symbols on either side of the halos signify Jesus Christ and Mother of God respectively. They were made by the court jeweler, Karl Faberge, master craftsman and designer and are all marked with his full name beneath the Double-headed Eagle of Royal Appointment, and the figures "88" which denote a very high quality of Russian silver. The icons are backed with cerise velvet and are contained in the original boxes of Holly wood, lined with silk and velvet and are also marked with the name of the court jeweler. These icons were made for the last Czar, Nicholai II, and were found in his quarters in the Alexander Palace, Tsarskoye Selo. Mrs. John L. Pratt FROM THE HAMMER COLLECTION – 682 FIFTH AVENUE – NEW YORK

Language:

English

Acquisition information:

Gift of Lillian Thomas Pratt.

Biographical / historical:

American--1

Physical description:

Paper

Physical facet:

Sales records

Other descriptive data:

Hammer Collection, Russian Imperial Treasures

Digitization of the Lillian Thomas Pratt Archives has been made possible by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Related material:

47.20.1, 47.20.2

Names:

Hammer Galleries

Places:

New York (N.Y.)

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