Lot number 1927 - Auction 156
SEHR FEINES DOPPELSEITIGES TABLETKA: AUGUST

A DOUBLE-SIDED TABLETKA FOR AUGUST ACCORDING TO THE OLD LITURGICAL CALENDAR Russian, circa 1600 Each side arranged over three registers, the patron saints of each day standing next to each other, wearing garments respective to their position in the celestial hierarchy and bearing their attributes, more prominent are the depictions of events, examples being the Beheading of St. John the Forerunner, the Seven Sleepers of Ephesos and the Transfiguration of Christ. The miniature painting rendered finely and in great detail, the predominant greens and reds standing out against the gold background, on a plexiglas stand. 16.3 x 13 cm.