Lot number 1203 - Auction 142
FEINE IKONE MIT DER GOTTESMUTTER 'FREUDE ALLER LEIDENDEN' MIT SILBER-OKLAD

A FINE ICON SHOWING THE MOTHER OF GOD 'JOY TO ALL WHO GRIEVE' WITH A SILVER OKLAD Russian, mid 19th century (icon), Russian, St. Petersburg, Dmitri Andreev, 1856 (oklad) Tempera on wood panel with kovcheg. Finely executed in great detail on a gold ground. The silver oklad repoussé and chased with strapwork. Struck with city hallmark, assayer's mark, 84 standard and master's mark 'D. ANDREEV' in Cyrillic. Minor losses. 36 x 31.2 cm.