Triptych icon in 84 zolotniks silver (875 thousandths) with - Lot 8

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Triptych icon in 84 zolotniks silver (875 thousandths) with - Lot 8
Triptych icon in 84 zolotniks silver (875 thousandths) with engraved foliate decoration and applied cross clasp, the interior painted on metal with gilded background depicting the full-length Mother of God in the center, flanked on the left by the Guardian Angel and on the right by Saint Nicholas the Thaumaturgist. The back is engraved with St. John Chrysostom's psalm "The Lord will preserve your entrance and exit from now on and forever" and the dedication "Dear Miracle / Alexander Petrovich Meller / the carriage sketches / from the Obukhov factory / February 1, 1904". Oxidation and paint wear. Saint Petersburg, 1899-1908. Goldsmith: Vassili JURUENEN. 8.5 x 12 cm (open). Gross weight: 152.6 g. Provenance Offered to Alexander Petrovich Meller (1865-?) on February 1, 1904 for his departure to the Port Arthur base. Then by descent. Private collection, Paris. History Alexander Petrovich Meller (October 16, 1865 - ?), Major General and participant in the Russo-Japanese War, distinguished himself as an eminent specialist in the fields of artillery technology and optical and mechanical production. He graduated from the Marine Cadet Corps in 1887, from the Naval Rifle Training Squad in 1889, and from the Mikhailovsky Artillery Academy in 1895. On a personal proposal, and with the endorsement of the Director of the Ministry of the Navy, accompanied by four dedicated craftsmen, Alexander Meller was dispatched to Port Arthur on February 1, 1904, reaching this destination on February 21. His active involvement in the restoration of ships and guns earned him appointment as the Governor's 2nd Flag Gunner on May 12. Following orders from V.K. Vitgeft, on July 28, 1904, aboard the destroyer "Resolute", Meller was sent with confidential documents to Chifa, before heading for Vladivostok. He was awarded the Order of St. Vladimir for his services. After the war, Meller became head of the Obukhov plant (the most advanced metallurgical plant in Russia at the end of the 19th century). After 1917, he worked briefly as co-director at Schneider-Creuzot in Paris.
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