FROM ANTIQUITY TO THE 20TH CENTURY

A RUSSIAN ORTHODOX ICON OF CRIST PONTACRATOR IN SILVER AND ENAMEL OKLAD, 19 C.

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Start price: $5,000

Estimated price: $6,000 - $7,000

Buyer's premium:

Russian Orthodox icon of Christ Pantocrator overlaid with a chased and repousse silver-gilt riza, the halo decorated in polychrome cloisonne enamel.

Hallmarks: maker’s mark ‘SG’ in Cyrillic, 84 Russian silver standard, and a kokoshnik mark.

8 1/4 x 6 3/4 in., (21 x 17 cm.)

Condition: The icon appears to be in excellent condition. The enameled halo is impeccable. No damage to the gilded oklad, small dents to the image.