Lot 143
  • 143

A Russian Icon of Christ Pantocrator with Gilded Silver and Enamel Oklad, 19th century

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description

  • the oklad by Sergei Zharov, Moscow, circa 1895, the back with an applied retailer's tag in Russian reading I.V. Shchekleev in Moscow and Kharkov
  • Oil on wood, gilded silver, enamel, velvet
  • 8 3/4 x 7 in.
  • 22.2 x 17.8 cm
the gilded silver oklad with enamel ornament on the halo and Gospels

Condition

overall good condition
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