LOT 65
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Lot 65
A RUSSIAN ICON OF THE GUARDIAN ANGEL, SAZIKOV, ST. PETERSBURG. The oval silver gilt frame with Greek key border and beveled glass covering the painted image of the Guardian Angel overlaid with a partial and engraved gilded silver riza and the top of frame with integral swivel suspension loop. Verso engraved in Old Church Slavonic, "May His angel protect you and guard you on all your paths". Hallmarked St. Petersburg, circa 1890, and Cyrillic makers mark Sazikov beneath the Imperial Warrant. Height 4 inches (10 cm).
Estimate:
$1,500 - 2,500
€ 1,050 - 1,750
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