Lot number 2479 - Auction 138
BEZEICHNETE IKONE MIT DEM HEILIGEN ALEXANDER NEWSKI

A STAMPED ICON SHOWING ST. ALEXANDER NEVSKY Russian, St. Petersburg, circa 1870 Oil on wood panel. The saint depicted full-length, his right hand resting on his chest, his eyes gazing upward, wearing armour and a red, ermine-lined cape. His features painted realistically. The background with etched tracery design, the border emulating contemporary enamelwork. On the reverse Cyrillic stamp of the 'MAGAZIN G.S. YAKOVLEV'. Minor losses. 31 x 26.8 cm.