A large Russian icon of the Last Judgment, circa 1800

Lot 233
09.06.2021 14:00UTC +00:00
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£ 10 710
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Lot 233 | A large Russian icon of the Last Judgment, circa 1800
Estimate value
£ 4 000 – 6 000
An Important Swiss Collection (lots 65, 73-96, 171-172, 195-199, 231-234, 253)

A large Russian icon of the Last Judgment, circa 1800



The composition placed between two columns of prayers and explanations, painted on a pale ochre ground, with fifteen torments of hell for specific sins painted along the lower border

134cm by 101cm, 52 3/4 in by 39 3/4 in.
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