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Lot 483
  • 483

A silver-gilt, seed pearl and enamel icon of the appearance of the Mother of God to St Sergei of Radonezh, Egor Antipiev, Moscow, 1835

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Silver, enamel, seed pearls, wood, tempera
  • 26.5 by 20.2cm, 10 1/2 by 8 in.
representing the appearance of the Mother of God to St Sergei of Radonezh, the Virgin's robe picked out with seed pearls, above the Holy Trinity, marked with maker's mark E.A. (Cyrillic), 84 standard

Condition

The painting with some retouching and repainting
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