Lot number 1166 - Auction 156
GROSSE UND FEINE IKONE MIT DER GOTTESMUTTER 'FREUDE ALLER LEIDENDEN' MIT SILBER-OKLAD

A LARGE AND FINE ICON SHOWING THE MOTHER OF GOD 'JOY TO ALL WHO GRIEVE' WITH A SILVER OKLAD Russian, mid 19th century (icon), Saratov, Alexey Utkin, 1856 (oklad) Tempera on wood panel. Finely executed on a gold ground. Overlaid with a silver oklad. The vestments repoussé and chased, the border engraved with foliate and geometric motifs. Marked with city hallmark, assayer's mark, 84 standard and master's mark 'AU' in Cyrillic. Minimally restored, the backside minimally cut. 36 x 30.5 cm.