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Stanley’s Auction
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Russia, 18th or 19th century
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33
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Russia, 18th or 19th century
See original version (French)
Estimate €400 - €600
Voluntary lot
Description
Russia, 18th or 19th century
Russian icon: Christ Pantocrator Enthroned (Spas na prestole)
Tempera and gold on a wooden panel with a kovtcheg (recessed central field), border painted in red.
Christ is depicted seated facing the viewer on an architectural throne with small columns and a canopy, his feet resting on an oval cushion. In his left hand he holds an open Gospel, inscribed in Church Slavonic; his right hand, raised before his chest, holds a slender attribute (a reed pen?). A cruciform nimbus bearing the letters ОѠН, the monograms IC XC in red medallions, and a title in cinnabar in the upper arched cartouche.
The face has a dark complexion set off by linear white highlights. The background and the throne are adorned with a rich design, punched and engraved into the gilded ground, enhanced with painted roses; a frieze of wolf’s teeth and corner quarters.
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About the sale
DE SPILLIAERT AND DE SMET IN GABON, VIA CHINA Khnopff, Mortier, Picasso • Old Master paintings • Chinese bronzes and porcelain • Kota reliquary • Jewellery • Antique weapons
Auction location
Auction time
10/18/2026 at 2:00 PM
Pictures credits:
Hugo Sanchez
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