A quatrefoil panel with the Dormition of the Mother of God, Greece, 18th century

of quatrefoil form, the central roundel with punched outline and painted with the Dormition of the Mother of God, Apostles and Saints crowd around the Virgin’s bier, while Christ stands amongst Archangels holding the Virgin’s soul; in the foreground, an Angel cuts off the hands of an infidel who had attempted to overturn the bier, unsigned

45 by 45cm; 17 5/8 in.

We are grateful to Ivan Samarine for his assistance in cataloguing this lot.