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LOT 2115
Greek Icon with the Presentation and Annunciation
LATE 17TH-EARLY 18TH CENTURY A.D.
4 3/4 x 4 in. (284 grams, 12.2 x 10 cm).
A pair of wooden icons with tempera painted scenes of the Presentation and Annunciation, each with Greek text above, set into a later diptych case displaying pontillé figure of Saint George spearing the dragon, together with tremello cross and lettering; hinged with chain and fastening hook.
ProvenanceThe Kusmirek Collection, UK.
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