This 266-lot sale is generally pretty mundane, with only a smattering of items liable to interest advanced collectors. I’ve not handled any of the pieces…
Covid must have been a wonderful pretext for auction houses to stop printing catalogues. I love printed catalogues! They’re great for reference and information, etc.…
‘During Mikhail Piotrovsky’s time in charge of the Hermitage, several families he knows have made a killing through lucrative Hermitage contracts’ begins an in-depth investigation…
Another item worthy of attention is the ‘Presentation Ring with Imperial Eagle’ (catalogue n° 9). ‘Fabergé – Jeweller to the Imperial Court’ Exhibition Catalogue This…
Professor Ivanov has complained, in one of his speeches, about my ignoring the icon of St Nicholas the Wonderworker (n° 25 in the Hermitage catalogue) when…
Еще один предмет, который заслуживает внимания, – “перстень подарочный с императорским орлом” (no. 9 в каталоге). Каталог выставки «Фаберже – ювелир Императорского двора», Издательство Государственного…
В одном из своих выступлений профессор Иванов посетовал, что делая разбор фальшивок, я обошел вниманием икону св. Николая Чудотворца. Спешу исправить эту прискорбную оплошность. Каталог…
My Dear Piotrovsky – We seem to have established a worthwhile dialogue, despite the Hermitage’s lofty silence and its failure to refute my charges about…
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