MacDougall Auctions 8 June 2009
8 June 2009
* 27. THE MOTHER OF GOD AND CHRIST WITH A SILVER-GILT OKLAD, SET IN A CARVED AND GILDED WOODEN FRAME
RUSSIAN, MAKER’S MARK iSh IN CYRILLIC, MOSCOW, 1849
56.8 by 32.6 cm.
800-1,000 pounds pounds
The figures are portrayed realistically. The silver-gilt oklad is tooled with ornate scrolls in the baroque style, the cut-out rayed halo complemented by crowns of cruciform finials, set in a gilded, wood and glazed kyot, the upper part is an ogee arch.
Notes on symbols:
* Indicates 5% Import Duty Charge applies.
Ω Indicates 20% Import Duty Charge applies.
§ Indicates Artist's Resale Right applies.
† Indicates Standard VAT scheme applies, and the rate of 20% VAT will be charged on both hammer price and premium.