ICONS

An icon painted in tempera on a wooden board, created in Russia at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. It depicts four saints: from left to right, Saint Paraskeva, Saint John, Saint Irene, and Saint Panteleimon. Above them, in the “open heaven,” Christ Pantokrator is shown seated on clouds. The background and the frame of the icon are richly...

Icon depicting a Mandylion – shows the frontal face of Christ on a pleated veil. Byzantine-style face, long wavy hair parted in the middle, short sparse beard and forked chin. It is a tempera painting on a wooden board. The painting is partially damaged (see photo). The 19th-century item comes with a sales and export certificate issued by the Czech...

Russian icon depicting St. Paraskeva the Martyr. She is blessing with her right hand and pressing an unrolled scroll with text to her chest with her left hand. She is dressed in a red cloak, a green veil, and a blue undergarment. She is crowned by a pair of flying angels, with Veraikon on the left. The item, which dates from the late 19th century, comes...

An icon originating in Russia from the late 19th century, depicting selected saints - specifically St. Alexandra, St. Michael, St. Alexei and St. Vasily. Christ as Pantokrator floats on a cloud in the open sky. The entire icon, except for the incarnations, is covered with hammered sheet metal (cladding) made of base metal. The item is accompanied by a...

Icon placed in a glazed wooden case with the possibility of hanging. The box holds closed, but the locking mechanism in the form of a snap claps is loose, not functional. The icon itself dates from the 19th century, the case is more recent.

Brass molded travel altar with a relief depiction of the Mother of God, a type of Joy to all the afflicted. The figure of the Virgin Mary holds a scepter in her right hand, her left hand in a protective gesture, palm down. It is surrounded by a group of sufferers, to whom angels approach and envelop them with cloaks. In the onion hill plaque is located in...

A small travel plaque with relief depicting a pair of saint princes, Boris and Gleb. They are considered the first Russian saints. They are depicted in armor as horse riders with a banner and spear in hand. The plaque background is decorated with blue enamel.