Lot 247
  • 247

A Russian Icon of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker with Gilded Silver and Enamel Oklad, late 19th century

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description

  • the oklad apparently unmarked, the fitted gilded silver frame, Moscow, circa 1900, Cyrillic maker's mark S.G.

  • 4 3/4 x 3 3/4 in.
  • 12.2 x 9.5 cm
St. Nicholas is shown half-length in bishop's vestments, blessing with one hand and holding an open Gospel in the other, with Christ and the Mother of God in roundels at left and right, with oklad and halo decorated with brightly colored cloisonné enamels

Condition

some minor damage to the surface of the icon from the back of the oklad
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