Lot 350 : Icon of Déisis or “intercession”. Christ Pantocrator in the center is surrounded by the Mother of God on the left and Saint John the Baptist on the right. Tempera and gold on wood. High. 24.3 Width. 18.5cm.
(misses and accidents). Greece or Greek Islands, 17th-18th centuries.
Provenance: collection of Princess Radzwill, avenue Foch, Paris.
€300/500
Lot 351 : Icon of the Dormition of the Mother of God. Tempera and levakas on wood. High. 45 Width. 37.5cm.
(small accidents). Russia, 18th century.
Celebrated since the 6th century in the East, the Dormition is one of the twelve major feasts of the Orthodox liturgical year.
Provenance: collection of Princess Radzwill, avenue Foch, Paris.
€600/800
Lot 352 : Travel icon of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker. Painting on mother-of-pearl, oval in shape, in its silver oklad 84 zolotniks (875 thousandths) with radiant decoration, surrounded by a flowery frieze. Russia, Moscow, circa 1890
Goldsmith: probably Nicolai Slavyanov (active 1883-1898).
Mother-of-pearl: 45 mm.
Oklad: High. 8 Width. 6 cm.
Silver-plated wooden frame in the style of the 18th century.
€150/200