Large Ornate Gilt Metal Icon, Scene with Theotokos.
Eastern Europe, 19th/20th Century. The icon depicting Saint Simeon and the Presentation of Christ in the Temple, with surrounding tableaux; tempera-painted on wood panel, with an architectural ornate-bordered gilt silver metal relief oklad (unmarked). 17 1/2" x 14". Condition: one gilt-metal halo is missing; there are scattered small dents, mostly to edges; some small splits/losses to edges. Provenance: Private Collection, Northern California.
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Eastern Europe, 19th/20th Century. The icon depicting Saint Simeon and the Presentation of Christ in the Temple, with surrounding tableaux; tempera-painted on wood panel, with an architectural ornate-bordered gilt silver metal relief oklad (unmarked). 17 1/2" x 14". Condition: one gilt-metal halo is missing; there are scattered small dents, mostly to edges; some small splits/losses to edges. Provenance: Private Collection, Northern California.