Lot number 1979 - Auction 142
SEHR FEINE IKONE MIT CHRISTUS, DEM GÜTIGEN SCHWEIGEN MIT VERMEIL-RIZA

A VERY FINE ICON SHOWING CHRIST, THE BLESSED SILENCE WITH A SILVER-GILT RIZA Central Russian, Volga Regio, last quarter 18th century (icon), Russian, Moscow, Afanasiy Tikhonov, circa 1820 (riza) Tempera on wood panel. Finely executed in great detail with gold highlights. Overlaid with a finely repoussé silver-gilt riza. Marked with city hallmark, assayer's mark, 84 standard and master's mark 'AT'. Minor areas of retouching. 33.5 x 27.5 cm.