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RUSSIAN, MAKER'S MARK V.F.S IN CYRILLIC, ST. PETERSBURG, 1818-1864
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THE MONASTIC SAINTS ZOSIMA AND SAVATII, FOUNDERS OF THE SOLOVETSKI MONASTERY
RUSSIAN, MAKER'S MARK V.F.S IN CYRILLIC, ST. PETERSBURG, 1818-1864
The two elderly saints wearing monkish attire, notably the Great Schema, holding a model of the walled monastery they founded, the Mother of God depicted above, the family patrons St. John the Evangelist, the deacon St. Ermolaiy and St. Michael the Grand Duke on the border; the silver oklad with lavish embossed foliage and cut-out haloes
12 7/8 x 11¾ in. (32.75 x 29.8 cm)
RUSSIAN, MAKER'S MARK V.F.S IN CYRILLIC, ST. PETERSBURG, 1818-1864
The two elderly saints wearing monkish attire, notably the Great Schema, holding a model of the walled monastery they founded, the Mother of God depicted above, the family patrons St. John the Evangelist, the deacon St. Ermolaiy and St. Michael the Grand Duke on the border; the silver oklad with lavish embossed foliage and cut-out haloes
12 7/8 x 11¾ in. (32.75 x 29.8 cm)
Provenance
This lot was purchased by the present owner from Galerie Manic on 16 October 2004. The icon is accompanied by the original Certificate of Acquisition.
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