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A RUSSIAN ICON OF THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD [VOZNESENIYE] 19TH CENTURY

Egg tempera and gesso on wood panel with a kovcheg. One insert splint on the back . 22.5 x 18 cm. (8 7/8 x 4 1/4 in.)


PROVENANCE:
Purchased by the Mother of the current owner in Russia during the 1920s; thence by descent in Family Collection.
LOT NOTES:
During the late 1920s, shortly after the Russian Revolution, two young New York society women, sisters Adelaide and Helen Hooker secretly traveled to Russia

Estimate: $500 – $700

Result: $1,020 (including premium)

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