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KHOLMOGORY DESK
with wood core veneered with green-tinted bone
and engraved with ocelli. It opens to a top flap
revealing a mirror and three drawers on the front.
drawers. On the front are nine plates of walrus ivory
carved in low relief with scenes of wild animals
of wild animals and hunters in landscapes
landscapes, birds and hares.
The sides are adorned with four plates
with allegorical figures.
Northern Russia, Kholmogory, 18th century.
Height: 27 cm - Width: 22.5 cm
Depth: 13.1 cm
(Damage, missing parts and restorations)
PROVENANCE
Christie's London sale, December 4, 2012,
lot 176.
IMPORTANT From lot 275 onwards, lots can only be viewed at our storage facility in Gennevilliers. Exhibition by appointment: +33 1 47 45 08 18
with wood core veneered with green-tinted bone
and engraved with ocelli. It opens to a top flap
revealing a mirror and three drawers on the front.
drawers. On the front are nine plates of walrus ivory
carved in low relief with scenes of wild animals
of wild animals and hunters in landscapes
landscapes, birds and hares.
The sides are adorned with four plates
with allegorical figures.
Northern Russia, Kholmogory, 18th century.
Height: 27 cm - Width: 22.5 cm
Depth: 13.1 cm
(Damage, missing parts and restorations)
PROVENANCE
Christie's London sale, December 4, 2012,
lot 176.
IMPORTANT From lot 275 onwards, lots can only be viewed at our storage facility in Gennevilliers. Exhibition by appointment: +33 1 47 45 08 18