Sale 5000
London, South Kensington
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14 June 2006
Price realised
GBP 576
Estimate
CHRIST PANTOKRATOR RUSSIAN, MARK I.N. (IN CYRILLIC), MOSCOW, 1892 Holding the open Gospels and blessing with his right hand, covered by a silver-gilt oklad decorated with stylised motifs on the border, with a gilded wooden frame, set in a glazed wooden kyot. 10 x 8 5/8 in. (25.25 x 22 cm)
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