Rare sealed and dated Greek Gilt Icon from the Athos Monastery 1892!
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Directory: Antiques: Decorative Art: Religious Artifacts: Christian: Pre 1900: Item # 1488268
Directory: Antiques: Decorative Art: Religious Artifacts: Christian: Pre 1900: Item # 1488268
$685.00
A high quality Greek icon from the secluded Monastery of Athos, Greece, sealed and dated 1892.
Icon with Hodegetria. Tempera on chalk ground. Wooden panel. Gilded nimbs, ancient Greek inscriptions. Rare light colouring and with the wonderful makers seal of the Athos Monastery on reverse, recessed into the wood.
Height 22,2cm, width 17,9cm.
Condition: Choice Very fine for the type, craquelure in places, slight superficial signs of age and wear.
Old German Collection, c. 1985-1995.
Icon with Hodegetria. Tempera on chalk ground. Wooden panel. Gilded nimbs, ancient Greek inscriptions. Rare light colouring and with the wonderful makers seal of the Athos Monastery on reverse, recessed into the wood.
Height 22,2cm, width 17,9cm.
Condition: Choice Very fine for the type, craquelure in places, slight superficial signs of age and wear.
Old German Collection, c. 1985-1995.
