A Russian icon of John the Baptist
Circa 1849
Riza with cyrillic maker's mark: M [Oe]; further stamped: A K / 1849; purity mark: 84; city mark: Moscow; further dated on a label affixed verso also attributing riza to: M.F / Mathey Fetisov
With underpainting on wood depicting John the Baptist under a repousse and embossed vermeil oklad, or riza, with applied high-relief halo
10.125" H x 8" W x 1.125" D
Provenance: Nenov Icon Gallery, West Hollywood, CA

Other Notes: This lot is sold together with an invoice from the Nenov Icon Gallery and signed in ink by Svetlana Nenov on August 27, 1981, and with other related material related to this lot from the Nenov Icon Gallery.

Overall good condition with minor scuffs, scratches, tarnishing, and darkening to underpainting commensurate with age. The applied halo with scattered areas of bending. The underpainting with dust accumulation, delicate craquelure, and darkening. Lifting to edges of vermeil from the wood. Condition reports are offered as a courtesy and are typically published in Moran's catalogue or can be made available upon request. The absence of a condition report does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of others. Buyers are responsible for determining to their own satisfaction the true nature and condition of any lot prior to bidding. Though buyers are not legally required to inspect lots prior to purchase, failure to do so may constitute a waiver of complaint that an item was not delivered in a condition equal to the existent condition at the auction.