Lot number 1015 - Auction 138
SEHR FEINE SIGNIERTE UND DATIERTE IKONE MIT DER GOTTESMUTTER SMOLENSKAJA-SCHUISKAJA MIT VERMEIL-OKLAD

A VERY FINE SIGNED AND DATED ICON SHOWING THE SHUI-SMOLENSKAYA MOTHER OF GOD WITH A SILVER-GILT OKLAD Russian, Alexander Tchesnokov, dated 1831 (icon), Russian, circa 1830 (oklad) Tempera on wood panel. The haloes made of gold. All rendered in bright colours and with the drapery heightened with chrysography. St. Pelagia appears on the right border. Signed in Cyrillic and dated lower right. The oklad border repoussé and chased with foliate designs. Minor losses. 30.6 x 26 cm.