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LOT 0364
Icon with Virgin and Child Eleousa
RUSSIA, 18TH CENTURY A.D.
11 5/8 x 9 7/8 in. (885 grams, 29.5 x 25 cm).
Rectangular wooden board with mounting slots to reverse, reserved border and reveal; painted image of Mary Eleousa (also called the 'Virgin of Tenderness'); nimbate Mary in golden robes cradling infant Jesus, with cheeks pressed together; 'MP' monogram at top left.
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London, UK.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12508-231941.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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LOT 0364
Icon with Virgin and Child Eleousa
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)
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