19th C. Russian Icon - Synaxaria Calendar for May

Eastern Europe, Russia, ca. 19th century CE. Finely painted in egg tempera and gold leaf on gesso and linen atop wood, a beautiful calendar icon representing the month of May. Known as a synaxaria (mo

Eastern Europe, Russia, ca 1750 to 1780 CE. A mesmerizing calendar icon known as a synaxaria (monthly) representing the month of January - as opposed to a menologia (annual) calendar - in egg tempera

Calendar of November Russian Icon. 19th century, Northern Russia. Egg tempera, gold leaf, and gesso on wood. 12” x 10 1/4” (30.5 x 26 cm.) Please note that this lot has a reserve. When you leave a

Central Russian Icon, 29th C., tempera on panel, "The Descent into Hell and Resurrection, surrounded by calendar of Festival days; a 19th C. Novgorod School icon, tempera on panel, "Feast of the Pente

An antique Russian 19th century icon hand painted on wood panel and depicting the Mother of God and Infant Christ. Features a traditional 84 silver riza or oklad decorated with hand hammered and embos

An antique 19th-century Russian Orthodox icon. Oil on canvas painting representing Virgin Mary with Baby Jesus. Their names are written in Church Slavonic above the heads. Ornate golden frame. Orthodo

19th century Russian icon, having elaborate enamel border and crest, solid silver with gold plate riza, hand painted on wood panel, 13 1/2" h x 11" w. Provenance: from a Palm Beach, Florida estate.

Eastern Europe, Russia, ca. 19th century CE. Intriguing for its unusual subject matter, an icon depicting the Old Testatment Holy Prophet Abraham holding an icon of the Virgin Mary and Christ Child, d

Russia, ca. 19th century CE. Impressively large and exquisitely executed in egg tempera and gilt on wood, an icon of the Image of Edessa or Mandylion ("Icon Not Made by Hands"), considered to be the f

Eastern Europe, Russia, ca. 19th century CE. A very large icon depicting a winged St. John the Baptist holding a scroll as well as his severed head on a platter, with God the Father above, all finely

Russia, ca. 19th century CE. Exceptionally painted in egg tempera and gold leaf on wood, an icon of the Virgin of Bogoliubovo, named after Prince Andrei Bogoliubskii. On July 18, 1157, the Virgin appe

Eastern Europe, Russia, ca. first half of the 19th century CE. A breathtaking festal icon in egg tempera, gold leaf, and gesso on wood featuring the Resurrection, the "feast of feasts" celebrated not

Eastern Europe, Russia, ca. 19th century CE. A rather sizable icon, skillfully delineated in egg tempera and gold leaf on wood, depicting Michael the Archangel on the left and Saint Nicholas on the ri

Eastern Europe, Russia, ca. 19th century CE. A large icon delineated in egg tempera and gesso on linen on wood depicting Christ as Savior of the Fiery Eye or Our Savior (Russian Spas) adorned by a bea

Please note that this lot, like all of our auction lots, can sell to the highest bidder without any hidden confidential reserve price - happy bidding! Russia, ca. 19th century CE. The Virgin of the S

Please note that this lot, like all of our auction lots, can sell to the highest bidder without any hidden confidential reserve price - happy bidding! Russia, ca. 19th century CE. Probably part of an

**Originally Listed At $1300** Russia, ca. 19th century CE. A half-length depiction of Saint Matthew the evangelist and apostle, in egg tempera and gold leaf on wood, donning a scarlet red robe and ho

**Originally Listed At $2000** Russia, ca. 19th century CE. Probably part of an iconostasis, this arched icon in egg tempera, gold leaf, and faux enamel on wood depicts the miracle-working St. Nichola

Eastern Europe, Russia, ca. 19th century CE. Finely painted in egg tempera and gold leaf on wood depicting St. Dmitri Rostov (Demetrius, Dmitri Rostovsky) surrounded by holy personages - luxuriously e

Russia, ca. 19th century CE. Four images of the Mother of God icon, each presenting a slight variation on the theme, with a Crucifixion between the lower pair, the severed head of John the Baptist bet

Eastern Europe, Russia, ca. 19th century CE. The Virgin of the Sweet Kiss is a subject that derives from a prototype purportedly painted by Saint Luke at Ephesus, and believed to be the first icon dep

Large Feast day Icon with additional (rare) scenes (Saint George and Alexius of Edessa, Central Russia , tempera/gold on wooden board, 19th century, size 54 x 43 cm. At the center is depiction of the

Eastern Europe, Russia, ca. 19th century CE. A beautiful icon depicting Saint Olga of Kiev (ca. 890 - 969 CE, the first recorded female ruler in Russia and the first member of the ruling family of Kie

**Originally Listed At $3250** Eastern Europe, Russia, ca. 19th century CE. Beautifully painted in egg tempera and gold leaf on wood, this Russian icon presents the Virgin Hodegetria ("She who shows t