Featured Gospel Overlay

I'm sharing this unique item. A Silver Gospel overlay (of Luke). Yaroslavl school or Kostroma. Found in Yaroslavl, Danilovsky District. I didn't clean it and want to keep it for myself.
A question for forum members about dating it.
Some think it's from the 17th century and possibly from the Kremlin Armory workshops!
Any thoughts?

 

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Precious!

 

What a cool item! I wouldn't hazard a guess on age, though. Looks like a corner protector of a Bible, I guess.

 

Beautiful work, thank you for showing us.

 

It was definitely nailed onto something. It's old, but who knows how old. They were using similar designs until...now, in some cases.

 

https://www.worldauctiongallery.com/auction-lot/russian-or-greek-hand-painted-icon_5B84D55B35

 

This overlay is from the Gospel. Moreover, it's crafted to the same standard as the Armory Chamber workshops.

 

The quality of execution of this overlay is the same as that of the royal Gospels.

 

A good book about the Gospel overlays.

As you can see, the presented overlay is inferior in quality of execution to my overlay.

 

The only question is the dating. Museums are divided on the date. Some say it's from the 17th century, others say it's from the early 18th century, and still others say it's from the 16th century.

 

I guess the confusion stems from the fact that for centuries the style hardly changed. It would be easier if you had provenance, but as with many antiques, provenance is rare.

 

I'm updating my post. I finally managed to consult with leading experts on this topic. It turns out this is from the second half of the 17th century. Around 1660-1680. It's a Gospel corner, presumably made by Yaroslavl masters. It's executed to the highest standard and, as the experts say, a museum piece. There are similar ones in museums, but they are worse made and the quality of the work is lower.

This type of box-shaped overlay with fields is typical of the middle and second half of the 17th century.

I've placed the piece in a shrine. It will bring me joy. I'm adding photos.

 

Good news, thank you for the update.

Very befitting the important and beautiful treasure it is.

 

Thanks for updating us! Very interesting and certainly a lovely and historic piece.