Lot 521
  • 521

A gilt-metal and cloisonné enamel icon of the Tikhvinskaya Mother of God, 19th century

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Description

  • tempera, panel
  • 33.7 by 26.3cm; 13 1/4 by 10 3/8 in.
 

Provenance

Sotheby's London, 30 November 1990, lot 502

Condition

Extensive painted fine black lines in imitation of cracquelure, especially to the faces, some retouching to the painting throughout and the gilding later.
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