CHRIST PANTOCRATOR IN A SILVER BASMA WITH AN ENAMELLED HALO - MOSCOW, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURY, BASMA 16TH CENTURY, HALO LATE 17TH CENTURY

MacDougall Auctions 7-11 June 2010

7 June 2010

MOSCOW, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURY, BASMA 16TH CENTURY, HALO LATE 17TH CENTURY

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7. CHRIST PANTOCRATOR IN A SILVER BASMA WITH AN ENAMELLED HALO

MOSCOW, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURY, BASMA 16TH CENTURY, HALO LATE 17TH CENTURY

32.7 by 25.5 cm.
20,000-30,000 pounds

This small analoi (lectern) icon replicates well-known church icons of the fourteenth to fifteenth centuries, from the main cathedrals of Moscow, which in turn derive from a celebrated Byzantine iconographic ‘shoulder image’ of the Christ Pantocrat

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.