695

A RUSSIAN ICON: The Kazan Mother of God, c.1890, beautifully painted on a heavily incised gilded ground with ornately decorated borders. 12"x10".

696

A RUSSIAN ICON: The Old Testament Trinity, 19th c. A detailed and expanded depiction of the Trinity as the 3 angels who appeared to the Patriarch Abraham as recorded in Chapter 18 of the book of Genesis. 12"x10".

697

A RUSSIAN ICON: The Feodorovskaya Mother of God, 19th c. A lovely example of this "tenderness" variant. 10"x12".

698

A RUSSIAN ICON: The Bogoliubskaya Mother of God, 20th c. An exceptionally well executed icon with ornately decorated kovcheg. 13.5"x11".

699

A RUSSIAN ICON: St. Nicholas, c.1825, Palekh School. Here Nicholas is depicted in a bust portrait-type composition popularized by Palekh trained artists. Although the basic format pre-dates known Palekh examples. Based on existing specimens, it would appear this depiction, rather than the more common one with Nicholas attired as Bishop and holding the Gospels, was quite popular in the 18th/19th c. The offered example if finely painted and in excellent condition. The left border displays the Guardian Angel and the right border the Prophet Malakhi. 10.75"x12.5".

700

A RUSSIAN ICON: The Meeting of the Lord, 19th c. Here the aged Simeon-BOGOPRIYMETS (the "God-Receiver" Luke 2:25-38) meets Christ who has been brought to the temple by his parents and the Prophetess Anna. Finely painted. 12"x10.5".

701

A RUSSIAN ICON: Selected Saints, c.1880. Beneath God the Father are Saints Alexandra, Maria Magdalen, Paraskeva, Alinpiada, Nicholas, Basil, the Guardian Angel, John and Sergius of Radonezh. A colorful and finely painted icon. 12"x10.5".

702

A RUSSIAN ICON: The Mother of God with Saints, 19th c. The Mother of God and infant Christ seated upon an elaborate throne and flanked by the Holy Martyr Triphon and the Venerable Zosima (left) and the Holy Martyr Panteleimon and the Venerable Savvatiy (right). God the Father delivers a blessing from the top. Of exceedingly high quality. 12.25"x10.5".

703

A RUSSIAN ICON: In Four Sections, c.1900. Clockwise from upper left; The Nativity of the Lord, the Pokrov Mother of God, Saints Dimitry, Anna, Evdokia, Maria, John the Theologian and Alexander Nevskiy, and the Mother of God Joy to All Who Suffer - With Coins. Finely painted and with elaborately decorated borders. Brilliant! 14"x12".