Post Medieval Russian Icon of the Virgin and Child
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18th century AD. A rectangular wooden icon with painted scene of Mary Theotokos (??????????), nimbate and enthroned with nimbate Christ on a cushion on her lap; tower to the right with open side revealing a robed figure with red crosses to the cowl and cuff. 760 grams, 33.5 x 26.5cm (13 1/4 x 10 1/2"). From the Alexandra collection, Somerset, UK; previously acquired by a Russian art collector from Sotheby's Amsterdam in 2004; formerly acquired between 1970 and 1972 by one of the largest industrialists from East Germany, who made his fortune in selling cement to Russia, and was subsequently part-paid in icons and other important works of art by the Russian government.
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Fine condition, edges abraded.
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Post Medieval Russian Icon of the Virgin and Child
Estimate £150 - £200
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