LOT 13
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Lot 13
A LARGE AND IMPRESSIVE RUSSIAN ICON OF THE TIKHVIN MOTHER OF GOD, CIRCA 1890. Finely painted in egg tempera utilizing the cross hatching technique to build up successive layers and executed on an ornately incised gilt ground with turquoise enameling in haloes and the borders decorated with faux champlevé enameling. 28.5 inches x 21 inches (72.4 x 53.3 cm).
Estimate:
$1,500 - 2,500
€ 1,050 - 1,750
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