An icon of St Alexei, Metropolitan of Moscow, in a silver-gilt and cloisonné enamel oklad, Moscow, 1899-1908
Estimate: 15,000 - 20,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
An icon of St Alexei, Metropolitan of Moscow, in a silver-gilt and cloisonné enamel oklad, Moscow, 1899-1908
the oklad embossed with pricked robes and book, geometrical hatched ground, the raised halo and corners enamelled
with floral motifs, struck with unrecorded workmaster's initials S.G., 84 standard
43.5 by 34.5cm, 17⅛ by 13½in.
Condition Report
The visible area of the painting covered with a thick layer of yellowed varnish.
The icon has not been inspected outside of oklad.
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