Lot number 987 - Auction 156
GROSSFORMATIGE DATIERTE IKONE MIT DER GOTTESMUTTER 'UNVERBRENNBARER DORNBUSCH'

A LARGE DATED ICON SHOWING THE MOTHER OF GOD 'OF THE BURNING BUSH' Russian, dated 1860 Tempera on wood panel. The haloes made of gold. Cyrillic inscription at the lower margin 'This holy icon was painted in the year 7369 from the Creation of the World, in the month of November, on the ? day, in commemoration [.]'. Four selected saints on the borders, St. Sergey of Radonezh among them. Minimally restored. 44 x 37.5 cm.