THE VIRGIN OF VLADIMIR - Lot 69

Lot n° 69
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1000 - 1200 EUR
THE VIRGIN OF VLADIMIR - Lot 69
THE VIRGIN OF VLADIMIR Russian icon, early 20th century, Moscow Mixed media on panel with upholstered back (original velvet), covered with silver and vermeil embossed oklad (vestments of the Virgin and Christ) and engraved with latticework (background) and foliate scrolls (borders), with opaque and translucent multicolored cloisonné enamels with applied "Slavonic Revival" motifs (four spandrels, two plates in the vertical borders, halos of Christ and the Virgin and a nameplate in the lower border). The oklad bears the Moscow countermark 1908-1917 (Δ Kокоshnik 84), Master's hallmark ГС ~ Г.М СБИТНЕВ Grigoriy Mihailovitch SBITNEV (Goldsmith installed in 1893) The oklad, which has undergone an unsuccessful but undamaged attempt at cleaning, is in perfect condition notwithstanding a slight tear on the edge of the left vertical flap. The polychromy, completely intact, is covered with its original intact varnish, which is very oxidized. 14.5 x 18 cm A CHARGE DE CONTROLE Expert: LYDIA MANIC Icons - Appraisals - Restorations 14 rue J.J Rousseau 75001 Paris
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