LOT 220
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Lot 220
A VERY FINE RUSSIAN ICON OF THE RESURRECTION WITH FEASTS, PALEKH, CIRCA 1825. A finely painted icon depicting the Resurrection and Descent into Hades in the large central reserve and surrounded by 16 smaller images depicting the major Church feast days each rendered in miniature and the corners painted with the four Evangelists. The overall style and pallet clearly reflect those icons which were produced in Palekh in the first half of the 19th century. Overlaid with a heavy silver gilt repousse and chased riza, hallmarked St. Petersburg, dated 1829, indistinguishable markers mark and 84 silver standard. In an excellent state of original preservation. 14.25 inches x 12 inches (36.3 x 30 cm).
Estimate:
$7,500 - 10,000
€ 5,775 - 7,700
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