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Lot 267
31.10.2020 16:00UTC +01:00
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€ 7 500
AuctioneerIkonengalerie Mönius
Event locationBerlin
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ID 415735
Lot 267 | HL. NIKOLAUS
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€ 2 800 – 5 600
HL. NIKOLAUS
Russische Ikone auf Perlmutt in einem aufwendig gearbeiteten silbernen Kiot mit Monogramm des letzten Zarenpaars Nikolaus II. und Alexandra
Ikone mit Silberoklad und Cloisonné-Email: St. Petersburg (?), 1896-1908, Meistermarke "A.K"
Kiot: St. Petersburg, 1896-1908, Meister "O.C"
9 x 7,5 cm; Kiot: 18 x 16,5 x 4 cm

Die Ikone hat auf der Rückseite folgende Widmung: "Für Niki von Malya. 6.5.1898". Nach dem julianischen Kalender hat Nikolaus II. an diesem Tag Geburtstag. 1898 wurde er 30 Jahre alt. Der Spruch auf der Rückseite des Kiots: "Gott schütze den Zaren" und die Monogramme des Zarenpaars lassen vermuten, dass mit "Niki" Zar Nikolaus II. gemeint ist. Im Umfeld des Zaren gab es nur eine Person, welche von ihm "Malya" gerufen wurde, die russische Primaballerina Matilda Felixowna Kschessinskaja. Mir ihr hatte der letzte Zar vor seiner Heirat von 1890 bis 1894 eine Affäre, bei welcher er wohl auch seine Jungfräulichkeit verlor. Offensichtlich ist, dass die Ikone erst später in den Kiot eingesetzt wurde. Der Stein im Kiot unten könnte ein poliertes Knochenstück des heiligen Nikolaus von Myra sein. Provenienz: Privatbesitz Dänemark.

A RUSSIAN ICON ON MOTHER-OF-PEARL SHOWING ST. NICHOLAS IN AN ELABORATELY CRAFTED SILVER KIOT WITH MONOGRAM OF THE LAST TSAR COUPLE NICHOLAS II. AND ALEXANDRA, icon with silver oklad and Cloisonne-Enamel: St. Petersburg (?) 1896-1908, master's mark: 'A.K', 9 x 7,5 cm; Kiot: St. Petersburg 1896-1908, master's mark: 'OC', 18 x 16,5 x 4 cm. // The icon has the following dedication on the back: 'For Niki from Malya. 6.5. 1898'. This day was the birthday of Nicholas II (Julian calendar). In 1898 he was 30 years old. The blessing on the back of the kiot: "God protect the tsar" and the monograms of the tsar couple suggest that with "Niki" Tsar Nicholas II. is meant. In the Tsar's surroundings there was only one person whom he called "Malya", the Russian primary ballerina Matilda Felixowna Kshessinskaja. She had an affair with him, in which he probably also lost his virginity. Obviously, the icon was later inserted in the kiot. The stone in the kiot below could be a polished bone piece of St. Nicholas of Myra. Provenance: Danish private property.

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