Lot number 2721 - Auction 151
DREIFELDER-IKONE MIT DER HADESFAHRT CHRISTI, DER GOTTESMUTTER VON KASAN UND AUSGEWÄHLTEN HEILIGEN; DARUNTER CHRISTOPHERUS KYNOKEPHALOS MIT BASMA

A THREE-PARTITE ICON WITH THE DESCENT INTO HELL, THE KAZANSKAYA MOTHER OF GOD, AND SELECTED SAINTS; BELOW, ST CHRISTOPHER KYNOKEPHALOS WITH SILVER BASMA Russian, 17th century (icon), Russian, Moscow, 1859 (basma) Tempera on wood panel with kovcheg. Silver basma, the haloes and tsata decorated with vegetal engraving. The silver basma marked with city hallmark, assayer's mark, 84 standard and master's mark. Paint losses, restorations. 31.4 × 27.5 cm.