LOT 379
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Lot 379
A RUSSIAN ICON OF ST. NIL STOLBENSKIY, CIRCA 1890. Painted in an arched reserve against a gilt incised background, here St. Nil, who died in 1554, is shown wearing the monastic habit called the Great Skema. In the upper right two angels hold aloft an icon of the Mother of God, and in the background is his island monastery. Nil takes his name from the Stolbensk Island in Lake Soliger where he lived. The borders ornately decorated in faux enameling. Such icons where often acquired by pilgrims who visited Nil's monastery and just as often they acquired there small carved figures of Nil resting on crutches. 10.5 inches x 8.75 inches (27 x 22 cm).
Estimate:
$750 - 1,000
€ 525 - 700
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