Lot number 2572 - Auction
A SMALL ICON SHOWING ST. SERGEY OF RADONEZH

A SMALL ICON SHOWING ST. SERGEY OF RADONEZH Russian, probably Sergiyev Posad, Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius, Ivan Malyshev, circa 1885 Tempera on wood panel. Against a gold tooled background, the patterns of spandrels and borders emulating contemporary metal oklads. Gilding worn. On the reverse Cyrillic inscription, dated '1920'. 18 x 9.3 cm.