Lot number 791 - Auction 147
IKONE MIT DER GOTTESMUTTER VON TICHWIN (TICHWINSKAJA)

AN ICON SHOWING THE TIKHVINSKAYA MOTHER OF GOD Russian, late 19th century Tempera on wood panel. The background made of silver, covered by a golden lacquer. Four selected saints on the borders, the Archangel Michael among them. Against a tooled background, the patterns of spandrels and borders emulating contemporary metal oklad. Minimally restored. 35 x 31.2 cm.