"Russia 19th Abramtsevo Wall Shelf"
Abramtsevo workshop, Moscow, 1880-1885. Elena Dmitrievna Polenova (1850-1898) Rectangular in shape. Three levels, carved and stained birch. . Decorated with geometric patterns and on each side of three polychrome scenes, enhanced with gold, representing a sun, flowers and the towers of a castle. Reference: see a similar model illustrated in the book Meubles Russe – Histoires & Style by IK Bomme and MI Kaneva, published by Art-SPB, Saint-Petersburg, 2003, page 323.