$10,000
A Madonna and Child icon, hand painted on wood, with enamel and seed pearls, surrounded by a sterling and parcel gilt oklad made by Imperial silversmith Pavel Ovchinnikov and hallmarked with his maker's mark and the Imperial Warrant, for Moscow, 84 zolotnik, 1886. A personal engraved inscription around the perimeter of the frame is dated March 1887. Housed inside a fitted silk-lined velvet box, together with a vintage typewritten document from Hammer Galleries, dated "Christmas, 1940." 4 by 3 1/4 inches PROVENANCE Hammer Galleries, New York, No. SC1813 Categories: Luise Rainer
Auctioneer:
Juliens Auctions
Date:
2015-10-01