Lot number 1204 - Auction 142
GROSSFORMATIGE IKONE MIT DER GOTTESMUTTER 'FREUDE ALLER LEIDENDEN' MIT SILBER-OKLAD

A VERY LARGE ICON SHOWING THE MOTHER OF GOD 'JOY TO ALL WHO GRIEVE' WITH A SILVER PARCEL-GILT OKLAD Russian, 19th century (icon), Russian, St. Petersburg, 1859 (oklad) Tempera on wood panel. The background made of silver, covered by a golden lacquer. Overlaid with a chased and embossed silver parcel-gilt oklad. Marked with city hallmark, assayer's mark, 84 standard and master's mark 'AFF' in Cyrillic. The border partially restored. 44 x 37.2 cm.