#9169 • Signed Russian-Style Black Lacquer Casket with Portrait Miniature and Gilt Scrollwork, 2"H

Part of $15 Million | Part 2 | McLean Mansion on the Potomac | Online Estate Auction (live auction by Prime Auction Solutions)

High bid $30.00

Status: Sold

A Russian-style black lacquer casket of rectangular form with softly rounded corners, hand-painted on the lid with a figural portrait in the manner of Palekh miniature painting. The composition presents a young woman in three-quarter view, rendered with elongated features and warm, luminous flesh tones, her head wrapped with a striped kerchief and her hair dressed in a long curl over the shoulder. A small hexagram motif appears in the upper field, while the lid border and sides are enriched with gilt scrolling foliage and dotted ornament on a glossy black ground. The box opens on a hinged lid to a vivid red-lacquered interior, a traditional contrast treatment seen on many Russian lacquer caskets intended for jewelry or keepsakes. The painting is signed in Cyrillic along the lower edge (partially legible), with an additional interior inscription reading “Natho,” likely a name or workshop designation. Overall, the object is presented as a decorative lidded casket in the Russian lacquer tradition, suitable for display or desk use. Size: 4 x 5 x 2"