Lot 554
  • 554

Forty Martyrs of Sevastis, Greece, circa 1700

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • tempera, panel
  • 49.5 by 39cm, 19 1/2 by 15 1/2 in.

Condition

A repaired crack running top to bottom through the centre of the icon, with associated re-touching. An area of re-touching to the left of the crack, around the face of one martyr. The robes of the martyrs with areas of re-touching. The background re-gilt.
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