Lot number 2051 - Auction 161
SEHR SELTENE UND SEHR FEINE VITA-IKONE MIT DEM HEILIGEN ALEXIUS, MANN GOTTES, MIT VERMEIL-BASMA

A VERY RARE AND VERY FINE VITA ICON SHOWING SAINT ALEXIUS, MAN OF GOD, WITH A SILVER-GILT BASMA Russian, second quarter 19th century (icon), Russian, Moscow, 1840 (basma) Tempera on wood panel. Gold ground, the haloes gilded. The silver-gilt basma with repoussé decoration. Marked with city mark, assayer's mark, 84 standard and Cyrillic master's mark 'SE'. Very finely and meticulously painted, with a richly detailed architectural setting in the background. Minor losses to the paint layer. 36 x 31 cm.