Lot number 542 - Auction 142
DREI BRONZE-IKONEN: GOTTESMUTTER VON SMOLENSK, AUFERSTEHUNG UND HÖLLENFAHRT CHRISTI SOWIE AUSGEWÄHLTE HEILIGE

THREE BRASS AND ENAMEL ICONS DEPICTING THE SMOLENSKAYA MOTHER OF GOD, THE RESURRECTION AND THE DESCENT INTO HELL AS WELL AS SELECTED SAINTS Russian, 19th century Cast in relief, multi-coloured enamelled. Charles Gibbes (Father Nicholas) was the teacher to the children of Nicholas II. He was among the first to investigate the Ipatiev House after the death of the royal family. During his visit, he may have taken some items that belonged to the family of the last Russian czar. Enamel min. chipped. 11.1-16.2 cm high. Provenance: Printed labels on the reverse 'Ex. Collection Nicholas Gibbes Tutor to the Imperial Family'.