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A RUSSIAN ICON OF SAINT NICHOLAS THE WONDERWORKER WITH SILVER-GILT OKLAD, IVAN TARABROV, MOSCOW, LATE 19TH CENTURY tempera and gesso on wood panel with red velvet backing, the oklad with raised vestments, bible, mitre and halo against a diaperwork ground, the raised border with title and scroll foliage, maker's and 875 standard Moscow marks, 13.5 x 11cm Provenance (according to lot label): Christies, 4 December 1991, lot 226

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A RUSSIAN ICON OF SAINT NICHOLAS THE WONDERWORKER WITH SILVER-GILT OKLAD, IVAN TARABROV, MOSCOW, LATE 19TH CENTURY tempera and gesso on wood panel with red velvet backing, the oklad with raised vestments, bible, mitre and halo against a diaperwork ground, the raised border with title and scroll foliage, maker's and 875 standard Moscow marks, 13.5 x 11cm Provenance (according to lot label): Christies, 4 December 1991, lot 226

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