MARK OF IVAN ALEKSEEV, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1904

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AN IMPORTANT CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL SILVER-GILT TRIPTYCH ICON
MARK OF IVAN ALEKSEEV, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1904
Of ogee arch form, the hinged covers opening to reveal a central panel depicting Christ with children, flanked by St Alexandra and St Nicholas, within varicolour cloisonné enamel borders with foliate scrolls, the covers and reverse similarly enamelled, surmounted by an enamelled cross, all within ropework borders, inscribed on the mounts in Russian 'God bless the child of the monarchs / from the abbot and monks of the Trinity Lavra of St Sergius / 30 July 1904', marked throughout
6 ¼ in. (15.7 cm.) high

Provenance

A gift to Tsesarevich Alexei (1904-1918) from the Abbot and monks of the Trinity Lavra of St Sergius in 1904.

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Lot Essay

The present icon was most likely presented to Tsesarevich Alexei on his birthday by Archimandrite Toviia Tsymbal (1836-1916). Toviia was appointed Abbot of the Trinity Lavra of St Sergius in March 1904 and remained in this position until 1915.

The Trinity Lavra of St Sergius is one of the most important Russian monasteries, founded in 1337 by the venerated Sergei of Radonezh. Situated in the town of Sergiev Posad near Moscow, it remained the seat of the Patriarch of Moscow until 1983.

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