Lot number 1037 - Auction 161
SEHR FEINE IKONE MIT DER GOTTESMUTTER 'FEODOROWSKAJA' MIT VERMEIL-OKLAD

A VERY FINE ICON SHOWING THE FEODOROVSKAYA MOTHER OF GOD WITH A SILVER-GILT OKLAD Russian, early 20th century (icon), Russian, St. Petersburg, Alexander Semyonovich Uzikov, 1908-1917 (oklad) Tempera on wood panel with kovcheg, the reverse covered with velvet. Rich chrysography, the haloes gilded. The silver-gilt oklad repoussé. Marked with district assay office mark, 84 standard and Cyrillic master's mark 'AU'. Two selected saints on the borders: the Monk Longinus and the Nun Macrina. Minor losses to the paint layer. 31.2 x 27 cm.