Russian Works of Art, Fabergé and Icons
Russian Works of Art, Fabergé and Icons
A very large icon of the Pokrov, Ivanov, St Petersburg, circa 1890
Auction Closed
November 30, 06:31 PM GMT
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A very large icon of the Pokrov, Ivanov, St Petersburg, circa 1890
the Virgin at the centre of the composition surrounded by saints, the halos applied and decorated with fine open work around the edges, the slightly raised border chased with geometric motifs, struck with workmaster's initials in Cyrillic, 84 standard
160 by 85cm; 63 by 33½in.