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A RUSSIAN SILVER-GILT ICON OF THE TIKHVIN MOTHER OF GOD, MOSCOW, 1831 |
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- unidentified Cyrillic maker's mark "S. Zh," (Postnikova-Loseva no. 2871)
- height 14 3/8 in; width 12 1/8 in.; 36.5, 30.6 cm
the chased oklad with elaborate vestments and roundel with Cyrillic inscription, late Empire-style border with roses at the corners
Provenance
Sotheby's New York, April 22, 2009, lot 202