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An icon of the Prophet Elijah and scenes from his life, Russia, first half of the 19th century

Auction Closed

November 26, 05:37 PM GMT

Estimate

5,000 - 7,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

a large panel of the Prophet Elijah circumscribed by scenes from his life, the icon finely painted in miniature against a gilded ground, Elijah's fiery ascent into heaven in a cartouche above, encased in a gilt-metal oklad, the border richly chased and engraved with foliate scrollwork and applied with plaques describing the scenes from the prophet's life, the oklad apparently unmarked 


51.5 by 41.2cm; 20 1/4 by 16 1/4 in.


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