LOT 307
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LOT 307 307
A RUSSIAN ICON WITH IMAGES OF THE NATIVITY THE MAGI AND VARIOUS SAINTS 19TH C.
egg tempera, gesso, and gold leaf on panel. Two side splints on edges. 31.2 x 26 cm. (12 ¼ x 10 ¼ in.)
PROVENANCE
Acquired in Moscow in the 1930's by Dr. Adolphus S. Rumreich
Thence by descent
Dr. Adolphus S. Rumreich served as the physician at the United States Embassy in Moscow, Russia from 1935 to 1938. While there, he and his wife, Edna Irene Hall Rumreich, assembled a sizeable collection of Russian pre-revolutionary art and books then being sold by the Soviet government. They often accompanied Ambassador Joseph Davies and his wife, Marjorie Merriweather Post, when they visited Torgsin and other Soviet agencies selling antiques to foreign dignitaries.
PROVENANCE
Acquired in Moscow in the 1930's by Dr. Adolphus S. Rumreich
Thence by descent
Dr. Adolphus S. Rumreich served as the physician at the United States Embassy in Moscow, Russia from 1935 to 1938. While there, he and his wife, Edna Irene Hall Rumreich, assembled a sizeable collection of Russian pre-revolutionary art and books then being sold by the Soviet government. They often accompanied Ambassador Joseph Davies and his wife, Marjorie Merriweather Post, when they visited Torgsin and other Soviet agencies selling antiques to foreign dignitaries.
Estimate: $1,500 – $2,000
Result: $1,800 (including premium)
