NOVEMBER 2023 DECORATIVE & FINE ART SALE

A RUSSIAN ORTHODOX MOTHER OF GOD HODEGETRIA ICON IN SILVER RIZA, 1834

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Start price: $1,800

Estimated price: $2,500 - $3,500

Buyer's premium:

Nizhniy Novgorod, 1834

Russian Orthodox icon overlaid with a chased and repousse silver-gilt oklad with gilded haloes.

Virgin Mary holding the baby Jesus at her side and pointing to him as the source of Salvation.

Hallmarks: Nizhny Novgorod city mark, 84 silver standard, 1834, maker’s mark ‘I.P’

14 x 12 in., (35.5 x 30.5 cm.)

Condition: Very good condition overall. Minor and insignificant paint losses to the icon. Minor scratching to riza associated with age.