Lot 496
  • 496

a russian icon of the venerable st. micah, circa 1900

Estimate
9,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description

  • 12 1/4 in. x 10 1/2 in. 31 x 26.6 cm
with gilt metal oklad and a silver and cloisonné halo, with Cyrillic maker's mark M.R., apparently for Mitrofan Nikolaevich Ryndin, Moscow

Condition

some scratches to surface of icon.
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Catalogue Note

The venerable St. Micah was one of the first students of St. Sergius of Radonezh.  By tradition, Micah, who shared a single cell with Sergius, was present when the Virgin Mary miraculously appeared to him.