649 - Bindings - Nikitin, Pavel. Gray velvet binding over wooden covers with 10 silver relief fittings (approx. 875 silver) and 2 metal clasps, including the silver hallmark (84 zolotniki) and the master’s mark of the Moscow silversmith Pavel Nikitin (1814–1847). Moscow, ca. 1845. 22.5 x 13.5 cm. (Velvet slightly rubbed, fittings tarnished, some small nails missing).

Bindings - Nikitin, Pavel. Gray velvet binding over wooden covers with 10 silver relief fittings (approx. 875 silver) and 2 metal clasps, including the silver hallmark (84 zolotniki) and the master’s mark of the Moscow silversmith Pavel Nikitin (1814–1847). Moscow, ca. 1845. 22.5 x 13.5 cm. (Velvet slightly rubbed, fittings tarnished, some small nails missing). The fittings on the front cover depict the Savior in a halo and the four Evangelists; the corner fittings on the back cover are ornamental, the central one featuring a Russian cross; all bear Nikitin’s monogram hallmark. A rare work by the renowned silversmith; the Evangelists are additionally hallmarked by the Moscow master assayer Mikhail Churmazov (active 1841–1852). - Contents (20th-century binding): Svyashennoe Evangelie (Holy Tetraevangelion). With 4 copper plates. Moscow, Government Synod, 1829 (Reigning Nicholas I). 1, 8, 259. Fol. 19.5 x 12.5 cm. Gold edges, cardboard endpapers. - Printed in red and black with typographic borders on heavy paper. - Book block slightly damaged at the beginning and end; small rust spots from former stapling throughout the fold; scattered stains; plates with slight water stains at the top; otherwise fresh.