Lot 3
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A Russian Icon of the Apostle Saints Peter and Paul with Gilded Silver Oklad

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • the oklad St. Petersburg, circa 1895, with unidentified Cyrillic maker's mark EGP, also with scratched weight

  • tempera on on wood panel, gilded silver, silk velvet backing
  • 12 1/4 x 10 5/8 in.
  • 31.1 x 27.1 cm
the two saints shown at full length, with St. Peter holding keys and St. Paul a Gospel, with the Mother of God of the Sign in the clouds above them, the icon circa 1700

Condition

the icon with some loss and repair; the oklad with some dings to sides and with one halo loose on one side
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