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RUSSIAN, MARK OF PAVEL OVCHINNIKOV WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, MOSCOW, 1885
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RUSSIAN, MARK OF PAVEL OVCHINNIKOV WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, MOSCOW, 1885
A cloth with the imprinted face of Christ, its hem with stylised decoration emulating embroidery, lifted by two angels on the upper corners, each with outstretched wings bending outwards, the figures portrayed realistically with soft shades; the border of the silver gilt oklad tooled with floral arrangements and a strigillated raised rim, the haloes and spandrels in cloisonné enamel, the name plate in champlevé
12¼ x 10½ in. (31.1 x 26.7 cm)
RUSSIAN, MARK OF PAVEL OVCHINNIKOV WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, MOSCOW, 1885
A cloth with the imprinted face of Christ, its hem with stylised decoration emulating embroidery, lifted by two angels on the upper corners, each with outstretched wings bending outwards, the figures portrayed realistically with soft shades; the border of the silver gilt oklad tooled with floral arrangements and a strigillated raised rim, the haloes and spandrels in cloisonné enamel, the name plate in champlevé
12¼ x 10½ in. (31.1 x 26.7 cm)
Provenance
The icon was acquired by the present owner in 1995 and comes with a certificate of authenticity from the Istituto Fiduciario Italiano Realizzi "Casa delle Aste", no. 1.124, dated 18 November 1995.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.