Fabergé, Gold Boxes, Vertu & Imperial Works of Art

Fabergé, Gold Boxes, Vertu & Imperial Works of Art

View full screen - View 1 of Lot 87. A Russian brass icon of the myrrh bearer and Equal of the Apostles St Mary Magdalene, 1870s-1880s.

A Russian brass icon of the myrrh bearer and Equal of the Apostles St Mary Magdalene, 1870s-1880s

Auction Closed

November 28, 05:26 PM GMT

Estimate

5,000 - 7,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

painted in western style, showing the Saint holding a pot of myrrh, the panel encased in a handsome brass oklad punched, tooled and chased with stylised floral ornament at the corners, and applied with an elaborate halo, apparently unmarked



151.3 by 53cm; 59 1/2 by 21 in.

Please note that this lot should have a W symbol. This will be sent to Sotheby's Greenford Park Fine Arts Storage Facility immediately after the sale.