Lot 554
  • 554

A SILVER-GILT AND CLOISONEÉ ENAMEL ICON OF CHRIST PANTOKRATOR, MOSCOW, 1891 |

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description

  • 31.5 by 27cm,12 3/8 by 10 5/8 in.
struck with makers mark CI or SG (Cyrillic), 84 standard

Condition

The painting is covered with a thick layer of oil varnish. The darkened pigments on the painting have become dull. The silver-gilt oklad possibly re-gilt later; with minor surface corrosion.
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