A RUSSIAN ICON, GILDED SILVER RIZA, 19TH CENTURY

A VERY FINE RUSSIAN ICON OF THE POKROV MOTHER OF GOD IN SILVER-GILT RIZA Moscow, 1836. A finely painted icon of the Pokrov Mother of God, overlaid with an exceptional and heavily repoussed silver-gilt oklad. The Mother of God is seen standing atop a cloud with a monastery in the background and offering a veil to protect the people of Constantinople from the Saracen invasion. Behind her to the right is a gathering of angels and saints. Below, at the center, stands Romanos the Melodist among the saints. Hallmarked with 84 silver standard, George the Victorious for Moscow, dated 1836, and the Cyrillic maker's mark "S.Zh." Provenance: Jackson's International Auctioneers sale of December 1, 2001, lot 150.

Dimensions: 13 1/4 x 11 1/8 in., (33.5 x 28.2 cm.)

Conditions: Good condition. Visible areas of the icon show appropriate wear and traces of use.

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