RUSSIAN ICON OF ST. JOHN, MSTERA, CIRCA 1880

AN EXCEPTIONAL RUSSIAN ICON OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST WITH LIFE SCENES, MSTERA, CIRCA 1880. Finely painted in the miniature technique, John the Forerunner is shown at center with wings. The wings derive

AN IMPRESSIVE RUSSIAN ICON OF THE BIRTH OF ST. JOHN THE FORERUNNER (BAPTIST), CIRCA 1890. Here Elizabeth, the mother of John, is shown mid left reclining on a bed after having given birth. On the righ

Icon: RUSSIAN ICON ANGEL GUARD ,JOHN AND ST,TOLGA Date: 1880 Materials: wood panel Size: 10 1/2 " X 8 1/4 " PAINTED ON THE SILVER GROUND Please note that this lot has a confidential reserve. When you

A FINE ICON SHOWING ST. NICHOLAS OF MYRA Russian, circa 1880 Tempera on wood panel. The background ornately incised and the border painted in faux enameling. Vertical crack. 35.4 x 30.8 cm. FEINE IKON

A LARGE REVERSE PAINTING ICON ON GLASS SHOWING THE BEHEADING OF ST. JOHN THE FORERUNNER Romanian, Fagaras, Anna Deji, circa 1880 Minimal losses. 74 x 62.6 cm (with frame). GROSSE HINTERGLAS-IKONE MIT

A RARE ICON SHOWING ST. NICHOLAS OF MYRA Russian, circa 1880 A carved wooden icon inserted into a panel. The wood gilded and incised to resemble a chased gilded silver oklad. 17.2 x 14.3 cm. SELTENE S

A LARGE ICON SHOWING ST. NICHOLAS THE MIRACLE-WORKER Russian, circa 1880 Oil on wood panel. The golden background ornately punched. Minimally restored. 39.5 x 35 cm. GROSSE IKONE MIT DEM HEILIGEN NIKO

AN ICON SHOWING ST. GEORGE SLAYING THE DRAGON Russian, circa 1880 Tempera on wood panel. The background made of silver, covered by a golden lacquer. 26.2 x 22 cm. IKONE MIT DEM HEILIGEN GEORG DEM DRAC

An exquisite Russian gold and agate bowl, maker's mark illegible, attributed to Faberge, St. Petersburg, circa 1880 with scratched inventory number 41643. Length: 9 cm.

A FINE ICON SHOWING THE MOTHER OF GOD 'OF THE BURNING BUSH' Russian, Mstera, circa 1880 Tempera on wood panel with kovcheg. The background and borders ornately incised and painted in faux enameling. M

A RARE ICON SHOWING THE AGONY IN THE GARDEN Russian, Mstera, circa 1880 Tempera on wood panel. This icon illustrates the story of Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane, known in the West as the 'Agony in

FIVE RUSSIAN ICONS, CIRCA 1800-1890. Comprising an icon of the Sign Mother of God, the Resurrection with Feast Days, the Three Hierarchs, the Unburnt Thornbush Mother of God, and St. John the Forerunn

AN ICON SHOWING ST. JOHN THE FORERUNNER FROM A DEISIS Russian, circa 1800 Tempera on wood panel with kovcheg. Finely executed in reds and greens. Two selected saints on the borders: St. Propkhor and t

AN ICON SHOWING ST. JOHN THE FORERUNNER FROM A DEISIS Russian, circa 1800 Tempera on wood panel with kovcheg. Finely executed in reds. The background stripped to gesso, minimally restored. 40 x 32 cm.

A SMALL ICON SHOWING ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST AND ST. PROHORUS Russian, Mstera, 19th century Tempera on wood panel with kovcheg, laid down on a wood panel. The haloes gilded. 14.7 x 10.9 cm. KLEINE IKO

AN ICON SHOWING ST. JOHN THE FORERUNNER FROM A DEISIS Russian, circa 1700 Tempera on wood panel. The background and border stripped to gesso, areas of restoration. 34.8 x 28.8 cm. IKONE MIT JOHANNES D

AN ICON SHOWING THE NATIVITY OF ST. JOHN THE FORERUNNER Russian, circa 1875 Oil in wood panel. The border made of silver, covered by a golden lacquer. Restored. 30.2 x 25.8 cm. IKONE MIT DER GEBURT JO

A SMALL ICON SHOWING THE BEHEADING OF ST. JOHN THE FORERUNNER Russian, circa 1800 Tempera on wood panel. Executed on a gold ground. Minimal losses to the lower border. 20.5 x 15.3 cm. KLEINE IKONE MIT

A FINE ICON SHOWING ST. ALEXANDER NEVSKY WITH SCENES FROM HIS LIFE Central Russian, circa 1880 Tempera on wood panel. The saint portrayed standing in full-length. The prince Alexander Nevsky wearing a

A FINELY PAINTED FRAGMENT FROM A VITA ICON Russian, Mstera, circa 1900 Tempera on wood panel. THe icon showing St. Nicholas of Myra exorcising the Devil from a well. The faces rendered with dark shade

AN ICON SHOWING ST. FEODOSII OF UGLICH (ARCHBISHOP OF CHERNIGOV) WITH OKLAD Russian, circa 1880 Oil on wood panel with velvet backing. Overlaid with a gilded and silvered metal oklad. Minimally restor

AN ICON SHOWING THE MOTHER OF GOD, ST. JOHN THE FORERUNNER AND SIX SELECTED CHURCH FATHERS Russian, circa 1800 Tempera on wood panel with kovcheg. The background gilded. Four selected saints in monast

A SMALL ICON SHOWING THE BAPTISM OF CHRIST Russian, circa 1800 Tempera on wood panel with kovcheg. The upper corners showing St. John the Forerunner with an open scroll and the high priests at the cit

Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna: A Set of Russian Silver-Mounted Cut Glass Cosmetic Jars, F.E. Henrichsen, St Petersburg, circa 1880. Comprising five vessels: three circular bottles for perfumed talc