A menological icon for the month of February , RUSSIA, CIRCA 1800 | Christie's

Sale 6003

RUSSIAN

London

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15 July 1998

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Lot 317

A menological icon for the month of February

RUSSIA, CIRCA 1800

Price realised

GBP 1,150

Estimate

GBP 1,000 - GBP 1,500

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A menological icon for the month of February
Russia, circa 1800
Painted in sombre colours, showing thirty saints and feasts full-length for each of the 29 days of the month
20 x 16.1/8 in. (50.6 x 41 cm.)
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