A VERY FINE, LARGE AND RARE ICON SHOWING THE VILENSKAYA MOTHER OF GOD WITH SILVER RIZA - photo 1
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A VERY FINE, LARGE AND RARE ICON SHOWING THE VILENSKAYA MOTHER OF GOD WITH SILVER RIZA - photo 1

A VERY FINE, LARGE AND RARE ICON SHOWING THE VILENSKAYA MOTHER OF GOD WITH SILVER RIZA

Starting price
€ 20 000
Auction dateClassic
11.11.2017 11:00UTC +02:00
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Hargesheimer Kunstauktionen Düsseldorf
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Germany, Düsseldorf
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ID 10768
Lot 1558 | A VERY FINE, LARGE AND RARE ICON SHOWING THE VILENSKAYA MOTHER OF GOD WITH SILVER RIZA
Russian, Artem Sorokin, dated 1824 (icon), Russian, St. Petersburg, 1896-1908 (riza)
Tempera on wood panel. The Christ Child sitting on tis Mother's right forearm, blessing and holding a sceptre, the Mother of God crowned, with the globus cruciger in her hand as a reference to her son, the Ruler of All. The upper corners occupied by two cartouches including the abbreviated name of the Mother of God. The flesh rendered with cool colours. The garments accented with gold and jewel encrustations. The background gilt. Cyrillic inscription with signature 'A. Sorokin' and date '7332' on the lower border. The silver riza chased with a foliate frieze on the border. Marked with assayer's mark, 84 standard and master's mark. 46 x 38 cm.

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