Lot number 1466 - Auction 147
FEINE IKONE MIT DEM ENTSCHLAFEN DER GOTTESMUTTER (KOIMESIS) MIT VERMEIL-OKLAD

A FINE ICON SHOWING THE DORMITION OF THE MOTHER OF GOD WITH A SILVER-GILT OKLAD Russian, 2nd half 18th century (icon), Russian, Irkutsk, 1787 (oklad) Tempera on wood panel with kovcheg. Overlaid with a richly chased and embossed silver-gilt oklad. The upper corners showing two saints on each side, Sts. Paraskeva and Helena among them. Marked with city hallmark, assayer's mark and master's mark 'ATh' in Cyrillic. Minor losses, minimally restored. 31.5 x 27 cm.