Sale 38 Lot 1509  

RUSSIAN ICON OF SAINT NICHOLAS. DO maker's mark (cyr), Moscow, A. Svechin 1870 assay mark, 84 silver standard. Tempera and gesso on wood panel, silver oklad with marks - 5 1/2 in. x 4 1/2 in.
Estimate $600-800

PROVENANCE: Purchased in Moscow, circa 1933, by an American Ambassador working under the tutelage of Ambassador Joe Davies

Sold for $1,000

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