Lot number 1731 - Auction 147
SEHR FEINE IKONE MIT DEN HEILIGEN JOHANNES CHRYSOSTOMUS UND TICHON MIT SELTENEM VERMEIL-RIZA

A VERY FINE ICON SHOWING STS. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM AND TIKHON WITH A RARE SILVER-GILT RIZA Russian, 18th century (icon), Russian, Moscow, 1782 (riza) Tempera on wood panel with kovcheg. The garments opulently rendered with bejewelled hems and golden folds, finely executed with deep colours. Overlaid with a finely chased and embossed silver-gilt riza decorated with flowers. Marked with city hallmark, assayer's mark and master's mark 'SB' in Cyrillic. Minimally restored, the border stripped to gesso. 31 x 26.5 cm.