Auction 113 Part 4 Important Russian & Greek Icons - part 4
Nov 6, 2021
Germany
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LOT 1805:

IKONE MIT DEM HEILIGEN NIKOLAUS VON MYRA MIT OKLAD AUS MUSEUMSBESITZ

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Auction took place on Nov 6, 2021 at Hargesheimer Kunstauktionen Düsseldorf
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IKONE MIT DEM HEILIGEN NIKOLAUS VON MYRA MIT OKLAD AUS MUSEUMSBESITZ

Origin: Russland, Anfang 18. Jh. (Ikone), Russland, Anfang 18. Jh. (Oklad)

Technique: Einzeltafel mit zwei Rückseiten-Sponki. Doppeltes Kowtscheg, Eitempera auf Kreidegrund, partielle Vergoldung. Vergoldeter Metalloklad

Dimension: 31,5 x 28,5 cm


AN ICON SHOWING ST. NICHOLAS OF MYRA WITH OKLAD FROM THE PROPERTY OF THE STATE HISTORICAL MUSEUM Russland, Anfang 18. Jh. (Ikone), Russland, Anfang 18. Jh. (Oklad) Russian, early 18th century (icon), Russian, early 18th century (oklad) Einzeltafel mit zwei Rückseiten-Sponki. Doppeltes Kowtscheg, Eitempera auf Kreidegrund, Tempera on wood panel with double kovcheg. Finely executed in great detail. The omophorion of the saint showing the Annunciation and the Nativity of Christ. The metal-gilt oklad richly engraved and chased. The lower border of the oklad partially cut, dirty surface, losses. On the reverse two labels ‘GIM’ in Cyrillic with inventory numbers. 31.5 x 28.5 cm. Okladrand teils entfernt. As the labels on the back prove, this icon was once owned by the State Historical Museum in Moscow. Almost certainly, this icon is one of those numerous examples legitimately sold abroad by the Soviet government in the 1920s and 1930s.


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