Lot 39
  • 39

A Russian Icon of the Vladimir Mother of God

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description

  • with fine gilded silver and enamel oklad, Ivan Tarabrov, Moscow, 1896
  • Tempera on wood panel, gilded silver, enamel, colored stones
  • 12 x 10 1/2 in.
  • 30.5 x 26.7 cm
painted with chosen saints in the borders, the halo colorfully enameled with stylized foliage

Condition

some minor losses; the panel with additions top and bottom to fit the oklad
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