Lot number 1694 - Auction 161
DATIERTE UND SIGNIERTE IKONE MIT DER FEURIGEN HIMMELFAHRT DES PROPHETEN ELIAS MIT VERMEIL-CLOISONNÉ-EMAIL-OKLAD

A DATED AND SIGNED ICON SHOWING THE FIERY ASCENT OF THE PROPHET ELIJAH WITH A SILVER-GILT AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL OKLAD Russian, dated 1879 (icon), Russian, Moscow, Morozov, 1908-1917 (oklad) Oil on wood panel, the reverse covered with velvet. The silver-gilt oklad with heavily repoussé decoration and applied enamel plaques. The icon signed indistinctly and dated at the lower right. The oklad marked with district assay office mark, 84 standard and Cyrillic master's mark 'IG', as well as 'MOROZOV' in Cyrillic. Partially restored, the enamel partially later. 35.5 x 30.8 cm.