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Pectoral icon depicting the Deesis, 19th century
Bronze casting with polychrome enamels
Height × width: 20 × 12 cm Weight: 379.3 g.
Chosen Saints and the Mandylion of Edessa in the upper part. The surface of the object appears rather smooth, as the Old Believers regarded tarnish (oxidation, darkening) as a sign of corruption, and therefore wanted metal icons to remain shiny. When a metal icon began to oxidize, it was enough to quickly rub it with a cloth, possibly lightly sprinkled with chalk, sand, ash, or brick dust, and the icon would immediately regain its brightness.
€ 150,00 / 200,00
Estimate
€ 40,00
Starting price
Live auction 396
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