Lot 859
Six icon oklads (three silver), Russia, St. Petersburg, 1736 (one), Moscow (two), 19th century
Works of Art, Antiquities & Ancient Art | A109kua | Live auction | 1190 Lots
Description
Silver (three), brass (three). Comprising two oklads, two rizas, two basmas of various saint icons, among others Mother of God of Korsun, John the precursor. Christ oklad with heavily embossed fruit and scrolling vine decoration, border damaged, upper border with master's mark “E.Tch”. Basma with Deesis, upper border stippled with Moscow hallmark, assayer's mark “AA1890”, “84”, and master's mark A. Postinkow “AP” in Cyrillic. Massive silver oklad of the Mother of God with the christ child, border and halo stippled with St. Petersburg hallmark, unidentified assayer's mark “1736 G.Shtch”. Overall with losses. Height: 30 - 32 cm, weight of silver oklads: 908 gr.Condition: II Questions about the lot?
