Lot number 736 - Auction 151
ZWEI IKONEN: JOHANNES DER VORLÄUFER MIT SZENEN SEINER VITA UND GOTTESMUTTER 'FREUDE ALLER LEIDENDEN'

TWO ICONS: ST. JOHN THE FORERUNNER WITH SCENES FROM HIS LIFE AND THE MOTHER OF GOD 'JOY TO ALL WHO GRIEVE' Russian, late 19th century Tempera on wood panels. The background made of silver, covered by a golden lacquer. One icon with two selected saints on the borders. The border decorated with engraved stylized patterns emulating the metal oklads of contemporary icons. Partially restored. 22 x 17.8 cm / 35.7 x 30.3 cm.