Lot 12
  • 12

A Russian Icon of the Iverskaya Mother of God With Gilded Silver and Cloisonné Enamel Oklad

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description

  • the oklad, Moscow, circa 1895, Markov Brothers
  • tempera on panel, enamel, gilded silver
  • 12 1/4 x 10 1/2 in.
  • 31.1 x 26.7 cm
the icon painted in western naturalistic style; the oklad with cloisonné enamel halos and spandrels with scrolling ornament, the halos also with stylistic flower design, the robes in partly gilded mat gold, and the borders and ground of the oklad chased and repoussé with floriate design