Lot number 1500 - Auction 138
SELTENE IKONE MIT DER GOTTESMUTTER VON AUGUSTOWO (AUGUSTOWSKAJA)

A RARE ICON SHOWING THE MOTHER OF GOD AVGUSTOVSKAYA Russian, after 1915 Oil on wood panel. The border gilded and incised to resemble a chased gilded silver and enamel oklad. The edges minimally chipped. 31.2 x 26.8 cm. A rare icon showing the Mother of God Augustovskaya commemorating the apparition of the Virgin to Russian troops during World War I before the victorious Battle of Augustov.