Lot number 1139 - Auction 147
SEHR FEINE IKONE MIT DER HÖLLENFAHRT UND AUFERSTEHUNG CHRISTI MIT 16 HOCHFESTEN DES ORTHODOXEN KIRCHENJAHRES MIT VERMEIL-RIZA

A VERY FINE ICON OF THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST AND THE DESCENT INTO HELL AND 16 MAJOR LITURGICAL FEASTS WITH A SILVER-GILT RIZA Russian, Palekh, early 19th century (icon), Russian, St. Petersburg, 1831 (riza) Tempera on wood panel. The individual scenes portrayed on gold ground, their miniature figures rendered meticulously, mostly with reds and greens against an gold background. Minor losses. Overlaid with a finely chased and engraved silver-gilt riza decorated with scrolling foliage. Marked with city hallmark, assayer's mark, 84 standard and master's mark 'S.S.' in Cyrillic. 31.3 x 27 cm.