Russian Works of Art, Fabergé and Icons
Russian Works of Art, Fabergé and Icons
Property from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Sold to Benefit the European Paintings Acquisition Fund
AN ICON OF A MONK SAINT, RUSSIAN, 17TH CENTURY
Auction Closed
November 26, 06:32 PM GMT
Estimate
800 - 1,200 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Sold to Benefit the European Paintings Acquisition Fund
AN ICON OF A MONK SAINT, RUSSIAN, 17TH CENTURY
30.8 by 26cm, 12⅛ by 10¼in.
Gift of Humanities Fund Inc., 1972
Century Club, New York, Russian Icons, no. 32, lent by Boris Bakhmeteff, 1941
This icon is likely a fragment of a larger work, re-panelled as a vrezka in the 19th century.