Lot number 1661 - Auction 142
BEDEUTENDE IKONE MIT JOHANNES DEM VORLÄUFER ALS ENGEL DER WÜSTE MIT CLOISONNÉ-EMAIL-RIZA

AN IMPORTANT ICON SHOWING ST. JOHN THE FORERUNNER AS ANGEL OF THE DESERT WITH A SILVER-GILT AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL RIZA Russian, Novgorod, 15th century (icon), Russian, Moscow, Dmitry Shyelaputin, 1908-1917 (riza) Tempera on wood panel. The saint depicted half-length. The colour scheme captivates with an appealing blue-green chromaticity, while the structure of the garment is rendered in white. Overlaid with a finely chased and repoussé silver-gilt riza. The four corners and halo enamelled with polychrome scrolls. The raised foliate border finely chased and embossed. Marked with assayer's mark, 84 standard and master's mark 'D. SHELAPUTIN' in Cyrillic. Minimally restored. 24.4 x 18 cm.