Lot 232
  • 232

A Wedding Pair of Russian Icons with Gilded Silver and Enamel Oklads

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description

  • tempera on panel, gilded silver, enamel
  • 8 7/8 x 7 1/8 in. (each); 22.2 x 18.1 cm
the first Christ Pantocrator and the second the Kazan Mother of God, the oklads Moscow, 1908-1917, struck with Cyrillic initials IIK

Condition

some slight dents to oklads consistent with age, some small loss to enamel
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