Up for sale here is a wonderful, antique, circa 1890s to about 1907 Russian Miniature Icon Depicting a Religious Figure. This icon appears to be a thin oil tempera paint on mother of pearl surface. It is housed in a Russian Silver Frame. The size of the icon / painting only is 2 inches high by 1 3/4 inches across. The total size with the silver frame is 3 1/2 inches high by 2 7/8 inches across. This piece has several hallmarks. There are two on the front of the icon in the lower left one is the St. George and the Dragon and the other appears to be an artist mark which looks like the letters TC. On the bottom edge there are two more hallmarks one has TC the other is 84 with the head profile. The icon has a 3/8ths of an inch paint chip in the lower left. Some of the gold colored wash on the high points of the frame decoration is worn but mostly intact. There are also some small dents on the edges which could be from tools which it was made. The old velvet covering on the back is also a bit worn. There is also some light tarnishing of the silver in spots. We don’t know the exact maker of this piece but the quality looks to be overall pretty good. If you collect old Russian antiques or miniature , this would make a nice addition to your collection. The item “OLD ANTIQUE RUSSIAN Religious ICON PAINTING in 84 SILVER Picture FRAME Artwork” is in sale since Tuesday, October 8, 2019. This item is in the category “Art\Paintings”. The seller is “unusualfindscompanyinc” and is located in Huntley, Illinois. This item can be shipped to United States, all countries in Europe, Canada, Mexico.
- Region of Origin: US
- Signed?: Signed
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Style: Realism
- Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
- Antiques: Silver
- Medium: Oil
- Russian: Paintings
- Date of Creation: 1900-1949
- Religion: ICONS
- ICONS: Russian
- Russian Silver: Picture Frames
- Features: Signed
- Subject: Portrait
- Originality: Original