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A RUSSIAN TRIPTYCH ICON OF THE UNEXPECTED JOY IN SILVER OKLAD AND WOODEN FRAME SARATOV 1857

with the central panel depicting a sinner kneeling in prayer in front of an icon of the Virgin Hodegitria with Christ Emmanuel, with silver oklad intricately ornamented with chased and repouss? open work silver haloes and architectural details enclosed in a repouss? ivy border, painted text showing the beginning of The Bedewed Fleece by Bishop Dmitriy Rostovsky, the left panel portraying Great Martyr George in gold leaf armor holding a spear and a shield, while the right panel presents Holy Great Martyr Artemius, side panels along with top panel with Christ Pantocrator covered by silver oklad with kovchegs decorated with floral motif in light repousse. Oklad with Cyrillic maker`s mark of AE, Cyrillic assayer`s mark of Semen Shebanov 'S.SH 1857', '84 standard'. Two insert splints on the back of the central panel and single insert splint on each of the side panels. Egg tempera, gold leaf and gesso on wood panel. 51 x 62.5 cm (20 x 24 1/2 in.)

Estimate: $3,000 – $4,000

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