Lot 10
  • 10

Icons of the Kazanskaya Mother of God and Christ Pantocrator with silver-gilt and silver oklads

Estimate
6,000 - 9,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • silver, silver-gilt, wood
  • 7 x 5 1/4 in., 8 3/4 x 7 in.
  • 17.8 x 14.3 cm, 22.3 x 17.8 cm
the first with oklad engraved with drapery and halos, engine-turned background and traditional strapwork border, by Ivan Gubuchin, Moscow, circa 1890; the second with oklad chased robes and book before engine-turned ground, beaded strapwork border, separate halo with openwork rim, marked on base and halo by unknown master S.G. (Cyrillic) and 84 standard for 1899-1908

Condition

the first with edges of oklad a bit uneven; the second with losses and deterioration to paint
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