Lot number 1099 - Auction 161
BEZEICHNETE IKONE MIT DER GOTTESMUTTER 'ES IST WÜRDIG' ('DOSTOJNO EST') MIT BASMA

A INSCRIBED ICON SHOWING THE MOTHER OF GOD 'AXION ESTIN' (DOSTOYNO EST) WITH BASMA Mount Athos, Monastery of St. Panteleimon, circa 1900 Oil on wood panel. Brass basma and haloes, partially gilt. The halo marked with a pseudo-Russian '84' mark. Cyrillic stamp of the monastery on the reverse. Haloes partially damaged. 36.2 x 27 cm.