MacDougall Auctions 2-3 December 2009
2 December 2009
* 78. ST NICHOLAS THE WONDER-WORKER WITH A GUARDIAN ANGEL AND ST CHARITON THE CONFESSOR IN A SILVER GILT OKLAD
FIRST QUARTER OF THE 19TH CENTURY, MAKER'S MARK R, ST PETERSBURG, 1820s, INSCRIBED ON THE REVERSE
36 by 31 cm.
7,000-9,000 pounds
Related literature: For similar icons, see I. Tarnogradsky and I. Buseva-Davydova, The Holy Images. Russian Icons of the 15th-20th Centuries from Private Collections,
Moscow, 2006, cat. no. 213, pp.303, 314.
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.