Antique early 17th century painting on copper plate depicts “The Virgin Adoring the Sleeping Christ Child”. Mary is depicted dressed in a blue robe with a gold border, and a violet tunic underneath, with hands folded in a prayer posture. The infant Jesus lies in swaddling cloth with closed eyes...

Authentic antique 18th-19th century Russian orthodox cross “The Crucifixion “made of brass with baked enamel. On the top part The Vernicle (Holy Face) flanked by two angels. A sun and a moon on the ends of a middle bar, text of prayer to The Crucifix along the bottom edge on the bottom edge. The Crucifixion in the centre, in the lower part walls of Jerusalem and the mount Golgotha with the skull of Adam on the bottom end. The reverse of Crucifix is decorated with floral ornament...

A spectacular antique 18th century Chinese Export Cross. Made of rosewood inlaid with finely engraved mother-of-pearl, with Christian religious symbols, and floral scrolling.

During the 18th century China exported to Europe luxury objects as porcelain, lacquer, silk, silver, furniture, and other artwork for European aristocrats and the upper-class...

Authentic antique rare 18th century Western Ukrainian most likely Lomko or Boyko icon of the Virgin hand painted on a gessoed wooden panel.

Dimensions: 36 cm x 29.4 cm (14 1/8 in x 11 1/2 in).

Condition: Worn out and is missing some parts of the gesso and paint. Nice old very dark patina. The icon is in the original condition with no repairs or restorations.

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A very unusual antique 18th century Russian orthodox icon. Hand painted on a wooden panel depicting the appearance of the Virgin, and the Apostles Peter and John, to St. Sergius of Radonezh, and his cell-attendant Micah.

The icon is applied with two very rare gold gilt copper square Icons, finely embossed and chased, most likely from the 16th-17th century, or older...

A superb Antique 19th century Russian orthodox Brass and Enamel Cross. The Crucifixion with the Mourners, brass with backed enamel, 19th century Russian Orthodox Cross for an icon-case mounted on a wooden board covered in red velvet. Eight-ended cross with rectangular plates; left plate represents the Virgin and St. Martha in attitudes of mourning, while the object of their grief was still erect and upon the cross; right plate: St. John the Theologian, and St. Martyr Longings the Centurion...

Antique Byzantine bronze cross circa 5th -7th century A.D. composed of two hand forged bronze parts hold at the center with small rivet and fitted with two hand forged bronze suspension chains (most likely appendage from a polycandelon).

A chandelier (polycandelon) is a Byzantine hanging lighting fixture with several lights to illuminate large areas such as churches. The cross is a frequent decoration for these chandeliers...

Antique 18th century parcel-gilt silver post - Byzantine orthodox pectoral reliquary cross with niello inlay crucified figure of Christ. The other side decorated with niello inlaid geometric patterns, on its original double chain adorned with charms.

MEASUREMENTS: Cross dimensions: Height: 6 cm (2 3/8 in). Width: 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in)...

Antique 19th century, Jerusalem School, mother-of-Pearl Orthodox Christian Icon of the oval form carved in relief depicting The Crucifixion with Virgin and St. Martha standing near the cross.
REFERENCES: Many of similar Mother of Pearl Icons are in the collection of the Russian Museums published in the catalogue of the famous The State Hermitage Museum “CHRISTIAN IN THE HOLY LAND – The Art Of Melchites And Other Denominations Of Orthodox Church” Saint Petersburg 1998...

19th century Polish Cross finely carved in bone.
CONDITION: good except for a small chip near the base.
MEASUREMENTS: Height: 2 ½ inches.
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SOLD Antique 16th -17th century post - Byzantine silver orthodox pectoral reliquary cross of very unusual box-like construction , hinged at the base and pinned to a suspension loop above, both faces cast and chased in low relief with crucified figure of Christ.

MEASUREMENTS: Height: 5.7 cm (2 1/4 in)...

19th century, Russian eight-ended cross (a very typical style for Russian Crucifix) with rectangular panels (Crucifixion with the Mourners). On the left plate; mourning-Virgin Mary and St. Martha; on the right plate: St. John the Theologian and St. Martyr Longinus the Centurion...