Lot 566
  • 566

A parcel-gilt and enamel icon, Postnikov, Moscow, circa 1876

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Description

  • 19 by 14.5cm., 7½ by 5¾in
depicting Saint Michael, the Metropolitan of Kiev in enamelled robes and mitre on a finely tooled backdrop of a Church, flanked on the left by the Hodigitria Mother of God, on the right by Christ Pantocrator, 84 standard

Condition

Very minor dents along the top right edge, wear consistent with age and use but in overall good condition.
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