LOT 329
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Lot 329
A FINE RUSSIAN ICON OF THE ARCHANGEL MIKHAIL, 19TH CENTURY. This popular image is based on the book of Revelation. Here the winged warrior rides atop a red winged horse holding a censer, book of Gospels and blowing a trumpet as he thrusts his lance into the abyss below. The border with family saints and the Guardian Angel. The upper margin inscribed with a condensed and abbreviated Slavonic text which reads," IMAGE OF THE HOLY ARCHANGEL MICHAEL COMMANDER OF THE VICTORIOUS POWERS" and the verso with faint old dedicatory inscription. 10.5 inches x 8.75 inches (26 x 22 cm).
Estimate:
$800 - 1,200
€ 560 - 840
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