Decorative Arts

Model with rounded handle adorned with a putti motif. Mute stamp. Weight 33 g, height 8 cm. No mark, France, begenning of Art Deco, circa 1915. 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.

April 10, 1897, city of Kungur, dimensions 42x29 cm. Contains the thanks from the Kungur city council for the generosity of Anna Ivanova`s family. Rare! R!

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.

Circular view representing a project for ceiling decoration "Characters in clouds", monogram "E" of Nikolai Ludwigovich Ellert in 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.

Circular view representing "Farmer riding on the devil in the sky", subject of a popular tale, monogram "E" of Nikolai Ludwigowitch Ellert on January 12th, 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.