Russian Works of Art
Russian Works of Art
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June 17, 04:40 PM GMT
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A LARGE SILVER-GILT PRESENTATION ICON OF THE MARTYR SAINT ALEXANDRA OF ROME, PAVEL OVCHINNIKOV, MOSCOW, 1909
painted on copper and engraved on the back in Russian 'In the year 1909 / this image was presented to the Church of St Andrew the Apostle in the Chisinau preparatory school/ by the chamberlain of his Highness' Court Georgi Dmitrievitch Krupenski / in memory of his unforgettable mother, Alexandra Georgievna Krupenski, neé Katarzhi / [deceased] 7 September 1917' with integral suspension loop, struck on the frame l.l. with P.Ovchinnikov in Cyrillic with the Imperial warrant, 84 standard
62.5 by 40.2cm, 24⅝ by 15¾in.
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