A RUSSIAN WALRUS CARVED BONE MINIATURE SECRETARY

Decorated overall with carved plaques with hunting scenes, bordered by panels with circular motifs, the canted superstructure with a single drawer, above a hinged slope enclosing a fitted interior, over three drawers, on a rectangular base with bracket feet.

Second half 18th century.
Literature :
-) “Bone Carving in Russia, XVIII-XIX century”, I. Ukhanova

Comparanda :
-) Walters Art Gallery - Baltimore (USA)
-) Hermitage Museum (RU)