Lot number 2181 - Auction 156
SEHR FEINE VITA-IKONE MIT DEM HEILIGEN NIKOLAUS VON MYRA MIT SILBER-RIZA

A VERY FINE ICON SHOWING ST. NICHOLAS OF MYRA WITH 16 SCENES FROM HIS LIFE WITH SILVER RIZA Russian, Palekh, 1st half of the 19th century Tempera on wood panel. The detailed composition executed delicately with saturated colours, on gold ground. The silver riza chased and repoussé. 35.7 x 30.2 cm.