RUSSIAN SILVER ICON DORMITION OF VIRGIN MARY C1864
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THIS LOT IS BEING SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE., A RUSSIAN ICON OF THE DORMITION OF THE VIRGIN MARY WITH GILT SILVER OKLAD, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1864, the Virgin Mary`s body is surrounded by the apostles, while a standing Christ raises Mary`s soul to the heaves, where two angels welcome it, the gilt metal oklad with an ornate chased and repousse clothes and ivy border, oklad with Cyrillic maker`s mark of 'VS', Cyrillic assayer`s mark of Victor Savinkov 'VS 1864', 84 standard. Egg tempera, and gesso on wood panel. 31 x 36 cm (12 1/4 x 14 1/4 in.) PROVENANCE: Inherited by the present owner from Maria Fedorovskaya, Ukrainian émigré, renowned gypsy dancer, and later founder of the famous New York Russian restaurant, “Petrushka.” Fedorovskaya acquired many icons in the 60's and 70's during her multiple trips to the Soviet Union.
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RUSSIAN SILVER ICON DORMITION OF VIRGIN MARY C1864
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