KHOLMOGORY DESK with wooden core veneered with green-tinted bone and engraved with ocelli. It opens to a top flap revealing a mirror and three drawers at the front. drawers. On the front are nine plates of walrus ivory carved in low relief with scenes of wild animals wild animals and hunters in landscapes landscapes, birds and hares. The sides are adorned with four plaques with allegorical figures. Northern Russia, Kholmogory, 18th century. Height: 27 cm - Width: 22.5 cm Depth: 13.1 cm (Damage, missing parts and restorations) PROVENANCE Christie's London sale, 4 December 2012, lot 176. IMPORTANT From lot 275 onwards, lots can only be viewed at our storage facility in Gennevilliers. Exhibition by appointment: +33 1 47 45 08 18