Lot Essay
A similar icon of Christ Pantocrator by Antip Kuzmichev was sold Christie’s, New York, 20 May 2015, lot 126.
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MAKER’S MARK ‘AK’, PROBABLY FOR ANTIP KUZMICHEV, MOSCOW, 1896
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A SILVER-GILT CLOISONNÉ AND CHAMPLEVÉ ENAMEL ICON OF CHRIST PANTOCRATOR
MAKER’S MARK ‘AK’, PROBABLY FOR ANTIP KUZMICHEV, MOSCOW, 1896
Christ realistically painted, the garment repoussé and chased, the name plaque and gospel with blue champlevé enamel, the halo and border cloisonné enamelled throughout, marked throughout
7 1/8 x 6 1/8 in. (18.1 x 15.6 cm.)
MAKER’S MARK ‘AK’, PROBABLY FOR ANTIP KUZMICHEV, MOSCOW, 1896
Christ realistically painted, the garment repoussé and chased, the name plaque and gospel with blue champlevé enamel, the halo and border cloisonné enamelled throughout, marked throughout
7 1/8 x 6 1/8 in. (18.1 x 15.6 cm.)
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