Lot number 1273 - Auction 151
SEHR FEINE IKONE MIT DER GOTTESMUTTER 'SCHUTZ UND SCHIRM' (POKROW) MIT SILBER-OKLAD

A VERY FINE ICON SHOWING THE PROTECTING VEIL OF THE MOTHER OF GOD (POKROV) WITH A SILVER OKLAD Russian, 1st half 19th century (icon), Russian, St. Petersburg, 1851 (oklad) Tempera on wood panel with kovcheg. Finely executed in great detail on a gold ground. Overlaid with a richly chased and embossed silver oklad. Set with enamelled plaques. Marked with city hallmark, assayer's mark, 84 standard and master's mark 'AAS' in Cyrillic. Minor losses. 33.8 x 28.2 cm.