Lot number 1050 - Auction 151
SEHR FEINE IKONE MIT DER GOTTESMUTTER 'BESSADNAJA' (DIE BELEHRENDE)

A VERY FINE ICON SHOWING THE MOTHER OF GOD 'BESEDNAYA' Russian, 1st half of the 17th century Tempera on wood panel with kovcheg. Finely executed in great detail on a gold ground. Applied metal halo. Minor damages to the edges, minor paint losses. 31.3 x 25.5 cm. Exhibited: Art of the Christian East: Icons and Applied Arts, Jahrhunderthalle Hoechst, 2-31 March 1986, cat. no. 125.