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LOT 1435
Russian Orthodox Painted Icon with Silver Oklad
19TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/8 x 2 3/4 in. (38 grams, 85 x 70 mm).
Depicting nimbate Christ holding a cross in his right hand and a palm branch in his left; the halo with inscription and the oklad with three Russian hall marks to the lower edge.
ProvenanceAcquired from Derby Antiques Fair, in 2002.
Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
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