A RUSSIAN WALRUS IVORY AND CARVED BONE MINIATURE SECRETARY
Decorated overall with carved plaques with hunting scenes, bordered by panels with circular motifs, the canted superstructure with a single drawer, above a hinged slope enclosing a fitted interior, over three drawers, on a rectangular base with bracket feet.
Kholmogory - Russia.
Second half 18th century.
High 27,5 cm, Wide 18 cm and 12 cm deep.
Literature :
-) “Bone Carving in Russia, XVIII-XIX century”, I. Ukhanova
Comparanda :
-) Walters Art Gallery - Baltimore (USA)
-) Hermitage Museum
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