98th Auction
2018/11/10
Lot 67
Presumably Hanau, 90 x 65 x 24 mm, 134 g, circa 1840
A historically significant presentation box in practically new condition, chased in four-colour gold, with miniature portrait of Nicholas I (1796-1855), Tsar of Russia. The painting is signed by Ivan Winberg (1798-1851), a famous Russian miniaturist of Swedish origin. With original morocco case
Case: 20k gold, "à quatre couleurs".
Rectangular box with rounded corners, allover decorated with chased scrolling foliage in four-colour gold on a sablé ground. Hinged lid with central glazed oval medallion with the miniature portrait of Tsar Nicholas I painted on ivory in a gold frame.
The base is decorated with a central cartouche with applied four-colour gold ornament, showing a vase full of flowers and leaves. The base and the sides are engraved with fine gold tendrils.
The miniature portrait shows Nicholas I, Tsar of Russia from 1825 to 1855; he wears a black uniform with gold and red collar, gold epaulettes, a blue moiré sash and the breast-stars of the Imperial Russian Orders of St Andrew and of St Vladimir, the British Order of the Garter and two other medals. The painting is signed "Winberg" in the middle on the right.
An identical painting is exhibited in the German historical museum in Berlin. It is a copy of a portrait by German painter Franz Krüger (1797–1857); the original was lost (see https://www.dhm.de/lemo/bestand/objekt/nikolaus-i-zar-von-russland.html).
Ivan Winberg (1798-1851) was a well-known Russian miniature painter of Swedish origin; he studied at the Imperial Academy in St Petersburg, where he became a professor of miniature painting in 1846. Winberg regularly presented his miniatures at annual academic exhibitions and today his works can be viewed in major museums all over the world such as the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow, the Hermitage in St Petersburg and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
"Autocracy, orthodoxy and nationality" were regarded as the cornerstones of Nicholas I’s leadership style. In the firm belief that God wanted him to expand the Russian territory, Nicholas embarked on several wars such as the Crimean War of 1853 to 56 - a war that should eventually have disastrous consequences for Russia.
A historically significant presentation box in practically new condition, chased in four-colour gold, with miniature portrait of Nicholas I (1796-1855), Tsar of Russia. The painting is signed by Ivan Winberg (1798-1851), a famous Russian miniaturist of Swedish origin. With original morocco case
Case: 20k gold, "à quatre couleurs".
Rectangular box with rounded corners, allover decorated with chased scrolling foliage in four-colour gold on a sablé ground. Hinged lid with central glazed oval medallion with the miniature portrait of Tsar Nicholas I painted on ivory in a gold frame.
The base is decorated with a central cartouche with applied four-colour gold ornament, showing a vase full of flowers and leaves. The base and the sides are engraved with fine gold tendrils.
The miniature portrait shows Nicholas I, Tsar of Russia from 1825 to 1855; he wears a black uniform with gold and red collar, gold epaulettes, a blue moiré sash and the breast-stars of the Imperial Russian Orders of St Andrew and of St Vladimir, the British Order of the Garter and two other medals. The painting is signed "Winberg" in the middle on the right.
An identical painting is exhibited in the German historical museum in Berlin. It is a copy of a portrait by German painter Franz Krüger (1797–1857); the original was lost (see https://www.dhm.de/lemo/bestand/objekt/nikolaus-i-zar-von-russland.html).
Ivan Winberg (1798-1851) was a well-known Russian miniature painter of Swedish origin; he studied at the Imperial Academy in St Petersburg, where he became a professor of miniature painting in 1846. Winberg regularly presented his miniatures at annual academic exhibitions and today his works can be viewed in major museums all over the world such as the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow, the Hermitage in St Petersburg and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
"Autocracy, orthodoxy and nationality" were regarded as the cornerstones of Nicholas I’s leadership style. In the firm belief that God wanted him to expand the Russian territory, Nicholas embarked on several wars such as the Crimean War of 1853 to 56 - a war that should eventually have disastrous consequences for Russia.
estimated
45.000—60.000 €
Price realized
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