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Source Description
On the lid of the box is a nocturnal landscape in which a mounted warrior gazes at the moon. The image bears the initials AB in Cyrillic for a miniature painter, most probably Aleksandr Borozdin (born 1880), who worked for Vasilii Pavlovich Gurianov, a supplier of icons to Fabergé. Bordering the landscape is a band of geometric and vegetal forms. The reverse of the box is richly patterned in motifs associated with the works of Fedor Rückert. A trapezoidal panel with blossoms in red and blue over a white ground is in the centre. Above and below are abstract organic shapes in violet, orange-brown, turquoise, and green. Four cloudberry-like blossoms with bright blue triangles appear in the corners.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
82283
label
Cigar Box
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
id
82283
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Cigar Box
description
On the lid of the box is a nocturnal landscape in which a mounted warrior gazes at the moon. The image bears the initials AB in Cyrillic for a miniature painter, most probably Aleksandr Borozdin (born 1880), who worked for Vasilii Pavlovich Gurianov, a supplier of icons to Fabergé. Bordering the landscape is a band of geometric and vegetal forms. The reverse of the box is richly patterned in motifs associated with the works of Fedor Rückert. A trapezoidal panel with blossoms in red and blue over a white ground is in the centre. Above and below are abstract organic shapes in violet, orange-brown, turquoise, and green. Four cloudberry-like blossoms with bright blue triangles appear in the corners.
provenance
P.P. Roudakoff, 1948, by gift; Lieutenant Colonel Paul Roudakoff, New Jersey [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sale, Sothey's, New York, December 15, 1983, No. 482; Sale, Christie's New York, October 19, 1989, No. 149; Sale, Christie's New York, April 19, 1990, no. 177; Jean M. Riddell, Washington, D.C., 1990, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2010, by bequest.
date
1912-1916
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
boxes (containers)
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
9.4
height
16
depth
1.9
dimensionsRaw
H with stone: 3 11/16 x W: 6 5/16 x D: 3/4 in. (9.4 x 16 x 1.9 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Symbols] On inner surfaces of lid and box: kokoshnik right
delta; [Mark] In Latin: W.A. Bolin overstriking FR (in Cyrillic); [Inscription] Inside lid: To our best friend P.P. Roudakoff with affectionate regards
Mary and Frank Vastich
December 31
1948
Berlin
med
silver gilt, painted matte and filigree enamel, cabochon garnet thumb piece, elastic band
creator_ids
31643
6213
collection_ids
EAN
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none
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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649134905f5a7a01
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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3c9af718eb5fac86
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no
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no