More than 250 years ago, the major auction houses Sotheby's and Christie's began their history with book auctions. We decided that our first auction would also be a book auction. Oh these ambitions and plans... What of them will be realized, only time will tell.
For this auction, we have selected books from several Collectors' libraries. Some books came to us from Yekaterinburg, some from St. Petersburg, and some we found in old Moscow apartments.
We have a very special attitude to books, especially art books, as we work with them every day in attribution and fact-checking, etc. We believe that "book therapy" can help to recover the strength.
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Please note that the date is postponed to May, 19 2021
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LOT 176:
[Russian Edition] Masterpieces of Russian Icons
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Sold for: 420p
Start price:
300
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Estimated price :
1,200p - 1,500p
Buyer's Premium: 15%
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[Russian Edition] Masterpieces of Russian Icons
Moscow, Bely Gorod, 2017
416 pp., illustrations, 20.7 by 26.5 cm
In Publisher's hardcover in excellent condition.
The album contains of 800+ the most famous icons. For example "Trinity" and "The Savior" by A. Rublev, icons dedicated to Christian holidays; icons of the Saints.
The book consists of small thematic chapters. They are devoted to the most important themes in icon painting, iconographic types, famous icons, as well as
images of Saints and holidays. Such a structure gives the publication an encyclopedic character to a certain extent, helping to perceive the phenomenon of icon painting more deeply and more fully, including in a religious and historical context.
Richly illustrated. Russian Edition.
Sale: 30 Jan 2021, Litfund, lot 273 - sold for 20$
