RUSSIAN ORTHODOX SMALL ICON OF OUR LADY OF IVERON OR IVERSKAYA
LATE 19TH CENTURY
Auction: Day Two | Thurs 4th Sept at 10am | Lots 403 to 727
Description
painted panel in an engraved silver oklad, with the Virgin Mary holding the infant Jesus, with her left hand pointing towards him symbolizing him as the path to salvation, his hand raised in benediction, the oklad struck to the bottom edge but the hallmarks partially lost, only the makers mark AB in Cyrillic remaining, with an yellow ochre velvet backing
Dimensions
17.5cm high, 14.5cm wide