Lot number 2077 - Auction 161
KLEINFORMATIGE DATIERTE IKONE MIT DEM HEILIGEN NIL STOLOBENSKIJ MIT SILBER-OKLAD

A SMALL DATED ICON SHOWING SAINT NIL OF STOLOBNY WITH A SILVER OKLAD Russian, dated 1819 (icon), Russian, St. Petersburg, Friedrich Faber, 1847 (oklad) Oil on wood panel. The silver oklad finely repoussé and chased. Dated '1819' lower right. The oklad marked with city mark, assayer's mark, 84 standard and Cyrillic maker's mark 'FF'. The reverse with Cyrillic dedicatory inscriptions including dates. Minor losses to the paint layer. 17.6 x 13.3 cm.