LOT 3
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Lot 3
AN IMPERIAL RUSSIAN PRESENTATION ICON OF SAINT SAVVA OF STOROZHEVSK, DIKAREV WORKSHOP, CIRCA 1908. At center is depicted a full length image of Savva wearing the Great Skema, sign of his high monastic rank, and delivering a blessing with his right hand. In his left hand, he holds a scroll upon which begins, ”Brothers, the fruits of the spirit are love and joy.” The foreground, vegetation and distant buildings with gilt highlights and shading typical of Dikarev icons. The borders overlaid with a gilded silver-gilt repoussé riza in the Pan Slavic style, apparently unmarked, and the verso with engraved dedicatory plaque which reads, “To Her Imperial Highness, Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna, from the Police force of the District of Zvenigorod. April 10, 1908.” The connection to Zvenigorod, of course, is Saint Savva. The highly stylized and condensed inscription identifies him as “Holy Venerable Savva of Storozhevsk, Wonderworker of Zvenigorod.” Set in a custom fitted, silk lined wooden case with retailer’s mark of Fabergé. 10.5 inches x 8.75 inches (27 x 22 cm).
Estimate:
$10,000 - 15,000
€ 7,000 - 10,500
Comparison:
For a very similar icon by Dikarev, see 1,000 Years of Russian Art, Meyer Werkstatt, Hamburg, Germany, 1988, pp. 170, image 212, illustrated and depicting an icon of the Venerable Monastic Saint Anthony Pecherskiy in an almost identical pose and depicted in similarly rendered garments, foreground and background.
Her Royal Highness Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna was the wife of Grand Duke Vladimir, who was the son of Tsar Alexander II, brother of Tsar Alexander III, and uncle of Tsar Nicholas II.
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