Lot 19
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THE MOTHER OF GOD OF KAZAN WITH AN ELABORATE OKLAD EXECUTED ENTIRELY IN FILIGREE
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THE MOTHER OF GOD OF KAZAN WITH AN ELABORATE OKLAD EXECUTED ENTIRELY IN FILIGREE

RUSSIAN, CIRCA 1800

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THE MOTHER OF GOD OF KAZAN WITH AN ELABORATE OKLAD EXECUTED ENTIRELY IN FILIGREE
RUSSIAN, CIRCA 1800
The image executed traditionally, with subdued earthy colours; the oklad and cut-out haloes made of filigree in an elaborate scroll and dot pattern, the maphorion of Mother of God and Christ's halo outlined with light purple cut-glass cabochons, two stars embellishing her robe and headdress
12½ x 10 7/8 in. (31.8 x 27.7 cm)
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Lot Essay

An oklad made entirely of filigree, similar to the one on this lot, appears on an icon of a Bishop which belongs to the collection of the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg. It is dated to 1808. See Russian Silver Wares of the XVIIth - the beginning of the XXth century in the State Hermitage Collection (Leningrad, 1977), plate 125

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