A RUSSIAN ICON OF CHRIST PANTOCRATOR IN GILT SILVER REPOUSSÉ OKLAD, CENTRAL RUSSIA, CIRCA 1836
the figure of Christ clad in pink and hunter green with extensive gilt detailing, on a gilded background with dark ochre borders, the fully gilded oklad with an openwork halo, the edges with chased and repoussé linked arabesques; egg tempera, gold leaf, and gesso on wood panel. Two insert splints on back. 37.3 x 31.8 cm (14 5/8 x 12 1/2 in.), oklad with Cyrillic maker`s mark DA , possibly of the Imperial silversmith Dmitriy Andreev, assayer`s mark of Dmitriy Tverskiy DT 1841 , Saint Petersburg town mark, 84 standard
Estimate: $3,000 – $4,000
Result: $4,063 (including premium)