LOT 440
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Lot 440
A LARGE & UNIQUE RUSSIAN ICON, 18TH CENTURY. The top central portion inset with a removable icon of the Transfiguration and overlaid with a heavy silver repousse and chased riza (unmarked). The verso of icon painted with the empty cross and implements of the Passion. The central section of the panel inset with removable folding triptych of the Deisis and overlaid with gilded silver repousse riza and set in hinged triptych frame with suspension loop and latch device. The lower margin of panel inset with removable icon pendant depicting Saint Nicholas and Saint Andre Archbishop of Crete, and overlaid with an ornate gilded silver riza with hinged door and integral suspension loop at top. The oval hinged door hallmarked Moscow, dated 1759 and Cyrillic makers mark for Vasily Kunkin. The corners of the main panel painted with Baroque style oval cartouches and each displaying one of the Four Evangelists and with the addition of Saint Andre of Crete at lower left. 17.5 inches x 14 inches (44 x 35.5 cm).
Estimate:
$2,500 - 3,500
€ 1,750 - 2,450
Icons such as the offered lot were generally custom ordered as receptacles for family icons which had been passed down from earlier generations or icons that were gifted to an individual on special occasions. The overall style, pallate and panel construction would date to the end of the 18thcentury. Based on the various subject matters one might speculate that the offered specimen was once the property of a pious monk or perhaps priest, and probably named after St. Andre of Crete.
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