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A MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND ABALONE ICON OF THE LAST SUPPER
A MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND ABALONE ICON OF THE LAST SUPPER
A MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND ABALONE ICON OF THE LAST SUPPER
A MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND ABALONE ICON OF THE LAST SUPPER
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A MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND ABALONE ICON OF THE LAST SUPPER

OTTOMAN JERUSALEM, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY

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A MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND ABALONE ICON OF THE LAST SUPPER
OTTOMAN JERUSALEM, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY
The central rectangular scene depicting the Last Supper of Christ with the apostles on either side, within a lozenge panel set with five ovals with depictions of Christian religious scenes as well as a larger recessed arched panel at the top, within a thick raised frame set with panels of foliate decoration, a further seven roundels with saints, suspension rope on the reverse
27 ½ x 21 ½in. (70 x 55cm.)
Provenance
Private collection Italy and the UK by 1972, thence by descent

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Lot Essay

The present lot is an impressive example of the mother-of-pearl icons produced in Jerusalem from the 18th century onwards. Dioramas depicting the last supper, based on the painting of the same subject by Leonardo da Vinci, were highly popular souvenirs among European pilgrims to the Holy Land.

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