MacDougall Auctions 8 June 2009

8 June 2009

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RUSSIAN (OLD BELIEVERS’ WORKSHOP), MAKER’S MARK V.Sh. IN CYRILLIC, MOSCOW, 1785

3. CHRIST EMMANUEL

RUSSIAN (OLD BELIEVERS’ WORKSHOP), MAKER’S MARK V.Sh. IN CYRILLIC, MOSCOW, 1785

32 by 27.3 cm.
20,000-30,000 pounds


The bust of the youthful Christ, His facial features are finely rendered in various shades of brown, His face framed by short, curly hair, wearing a chiton and himation in complementary red and green, both accentuated in gold; the silver-gilt oklad with a large, cut-out, tripartite halo, the border chased with elaborate leafy scrolls.


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