A RUSSIAN ICON OF THE SAVIOUR NOT MADE BY HANDS [NERUKOTVORENI LIK] IN A GILT SILVER AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL OKLAD, PALEKH, YAKOV MISHUKOV, 19TH CENTURY
the central miraculous image of Christ upheld by two angels standing on rolling clouds with a gilded background, the corners painted with image of Saints Matthew, Mark, John, and Luke, egg tempera, gold leaf, and gesso on wood panel with kovcheg. Two insert splints on the back, 31.2 x 27 cm (12 1/4 x 10 5/8 in.), the oklad with Cyrillic maker`s mark of Yakov Mishukov Ya. M , Cyrillic assayer`s mark LO 1895 , Moscow town mark, 84 standard
Estimate: $35,000 – $45,000
Result: $37,500 (including premium)