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Lot 1126

Lot 1128

Lot 1130

Lot 1127

Lot 1129

1126

Russian Icon of Christ

Late 19th Century

The elaborate gilt strapwork ground depicting a

center figure of the Lord, dressed in a fur pelt with

a green mantle, holding a cross and scroll.

Dimensions 14 x 12 x 1 1/4 inches (35.5 x 30.5 x 3

cm).

Estimate: $1,500 / 2,500

1127

Russian Icon of the Holy Trinity of

Jerusalem

In the 16th Century Style, 19th Century

The rectangular form depicting three winged

angels seated at a table with a tablecloth, the back-

ground with a mountain on the right and a temple

on the left, within a gilt strapwork border, a mod-

ern Cyrillic inscription in lower border.

Dimensions 14 x 12 x 1 inches (35.5 x 30.5 x 2.54

cm)

Estimate: $2,000 / 3,000

1128

Russian Folding Triptych Icon

The brown painted ground rectangular panel cen-

tering a silver oklad clad figure of the Christ as a

King with a gilt halo, holding his right hand up in

peace, flanked on left by silver oklad figure of Mary

and on right by another manifestation of Christ as

a man, mounted in an intricately carved shadow

box triptych hinged frame headed by a trefoil sil-

ver medallion cast with an ecclestical procession.

Cyrillic inscription “Believe in Christ”.

Dimensions when closed 23 1/4 x 13 x 1 1/2 inches

(59 x 33 x 3.8 cm)

Estimate: $3,000 / 5,000

1129

Russian Icon of St. Alexander Nevsky

Circa 1900

The figure of the Patron Saint, wearing an elabo-

rate regal fur lined cape, his head enclosed by a gilt

tooled halo, standing next to a green fabric lined

table with a crown, reserved against a gilt pale blue

arch form surround and gilt strapwork border.

Dimensions 12 1/2 x 10 1/4 x 1 1/8 inches (31.7 x

26 x 2.8 cm)

Estimate: $1,500 / 2,000

1130

Suite of Four Russian Icons of Four

Evangelists

Circa 1900

Each four petal leaf form depicting one of the

Evangelist, his Gospel manuscript and paired with

his associated Apocalyptic creature, each reserved

against an elaborate gilt ground, each with a Cyrillic

inscription and written manuscript pages.

Dimensions of each 13 3/4 x 13 1/2 x 3/4 inches

(34.9 x 34.2 x 1.9 cm).

The iconography of the Four Evangelists includes

Matthew and a winged human, symbolic of the

humanity of Christ; Mark and the winged lion sym-

bolic of Christ as a King; Luke and the winged ox

symbolic as Christ as a Priest; lastly, John and the

eagle symbolic of Chrst’s divine nature.

Estimate: $2,500 / 3,000