MacDougall Auctions 8 June 2009

8 June 2009

* 68 . A BEAD EMBROIDERY WITH AN IMAGE OF CHRIST CARRYING THE CROSS
RUSSIAN, XIX CENTURY
3,000-4,000 pounds

* 213 . A BUST-LENGTH IMAGE OF CHRIST THE SAVIOUR
RUSSIAN (KHOLUI?), XIX CENTURY
2,000-2,500 pounds

* 135 . A BUST-LENGTH IMAGE OF ST. NICHOLAS
RUSSIAN (KHOLUI?), MIDDLE OF THE XIX CENTURY
5,000-7,000 pounds

122 . A CARVED WOOD ALTAR CROSS SHOWING SELECTED SCENES FROM THE LIFE OF CHRIST ENCASED IN A GILT, GEM-STUDDED SETTING
GREEK (MOUNT ATHOS), XVIII CENTURY
5,000-7,000 pounds

* 40 . A CIRCULAR ICON PORTRAYING THE RAISING OF LAZARUS
RUSSIAN (PALEKH), XIX CENTURY
1,500-2,000 pounds

163 . A DEISIS INCLUDING ST. ANDREW
GREEK, XVII CENTURY
5,000-7,000 pounds

* 173 . A DOUBLE-SIDED PROCESSIONAL ICON SHOWING THE MANDYLION ON ONE SIDE AND A FIERY RED SERAPH ON THE BACK
RUSSIAN (VETKA?), CIRCA 1800
800-1,000 pounds pounds

* 132 . A DOUBLE-SIDED PROCESSIONAL ORNAMENTALLY SHAPED ICON DEPICTING ON ONE SIDE CHRIST PANTOKRATOR AND ON THE OTHER THE LIFE OF THE PROPHET ELIJAH IN THE DESERT AND HIS HEAVENLY ASCENT
RUSSIAN (OLD BELIEVERS’ WORKSHOP), MIDDLE OF THE XIX CENTURY
4,000-6,000 pounds

* 1 . A GROUP OF THREE ICONS FORMING A DEISIS, EACH WITH A SILVER OKLAD
RUSSIAN, MAKER’S MARK OF EGOR PETROV, MOSCOW, 1796
40,000-50,000 pounds

* 93 . A GROUP OF THREE ICONS SHOWING THE ENTHRONED CHRIST IN MAJESTY FLANKED BY THE APOSTLE PHILIP AND ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST
CENTRAL RUSSIA, FIRST HALF OF THE XIX CENTURY
6,000-8,000 pounds

* 216 . A GROUP OF TWELVE MINIATURE ICONS
RUSSIAN, CIRCA 1900
600-800 pounds

* 66 . A LARGE BOOK OF GOSPELS WITH A PARCEL-GILT BINDING AND ENAMEL DECORATION
RUSSIAN, MARK OF THE FIRST MOSCOW ARTEL IN CYRILLIC, PRINTED BY MOSCOW SYNOD PRINT SHOP, 1907
35,000-45,000 pounds

* 94 . A LARGE ICON FROM A DEISIS TIER SHOWING ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST AND THE ARCHANGEL MICHAEL
CENTRAL RUSSIA, LATE XIX CENTURY
14,000-18,000 pounds

* 45 . A LARGE ICON ILLUSTRATING THE ANASTASIS SURROUNDED BY FORTY-FOUR LITURGICAL FEASTS
RUSSIAN (URAL?), FIRST HALF OF THE XIX CENTURY
25,000-30,000 pounds

* 176 . A LARGE ICON OF CHRIST “THE HIGH PRIEST” IN MAJESTY
RUSSIAN (SUZDAL?), FIRST HALF OF THE XIX CENTURY
35,000-45,000 pounds

* 39 . A LARGE ICON OF ST. NICHOLAS OF MOZHAISK
CENTRAL RUSSIA, SECOND HALF OF THE XIX CENTURY
3,500-4,500 pounds

* 43 . A LARGE ICON OF THE LAST SUPPER
RUSSIAN (SUZDAL), FIRST HALF OF THE XIX CENTURY
20,000-25,000 pounds

* 111 . A LARGE ICON OF THE MANDYLION
RUSSIAN (MOSCOW?), SECOND QUARTER OF THE XIX CENTURY
3,000-4,000 pounds

* 130 . A LARGE ICON OF THE MANDYLION SET IN A CARVED AND GILDED WOODEN FRAME
RUSSIAN (VETKA?), EARLY XIX CENTURY
10,000-12,000 pounds

181 . A LARGE ICON OF THE MOTHER OF GOD ENTERING THE TEMPLE
RUSSIAN (YAROSLAVL), XVII CENTURY
40,000-50,000 pounds