Lot number 1314 - Auction 142
SEHR FEINE IKONE MIT DER GOTTESMUTTER VON KORSUN (KORSUNSKAJA) MIT FILIGRANEM VERMEIL-OKLAD

A VERY FINE ICON SHOWING THE KORSUNSKAYA MOTHER OF GOD WITH A SILVER-GILT AND FILIGREE OKLAD Russian, mid 19th century (icon), Russian, Moscow, Dmitry Shyelaputin, 1891 (oklad) Tempera on wood panel with kovcheg and velvet backing. Executed in great detail against a golden background. Two selected saints on the borders: Guardian Angel and St. Thekla. Overlaid with a very fine repoussé and chased gilded silver oklad, the robes of filigree silver. Marked with city hallmark, assayer's mark, 84 standard and master's mark 'D SHYELAPUTIN' in Cyrillic. Minor areas of retouching. 35.7 x 30.3 cm.