Lot number 695 - Auction 138
MONUMENTALES DIPTYCHON MIT DEM MANDYLION UND DER TAUFE CHRISTI MIT VERMEIL-BASMA

A MONUMENTAL ICON SHOWING THE MANDYLION AND THE BAPTISM OF CHRIST WITH A SILVER-GILT BASMA Central Russian, late 19th century (icons), Russian, Moscow, Pavel Ovchinnikov, 1893 (basma) Tempera on wood panels. The haloes made of gold. The silver-gilt basma with elaborate foliate repoussé border. Marked with city hallmark, assayer's mark, 84 standard and master's mark 'P. OVCHINNIKOV' in Cyrillic with Imperial warrant. Vertical crack, partially restored. 71 x 138.3 cm (extended).