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Russian Silver Icon of the Holy Martyr John the Warrior

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Russian Silver Icon of the Holy Martyr John the Warrior

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Description

Yegor Antipev, Moscow, 1811

Rectangular, the oklad repoussé and chased with the saint standing in a landscape, with a cross in his right hand, a lance in his left, within a stiff leaf border. Height 4 1/4 inches (10.8 cm), width 3 3/8 inches (8.6 cm).

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Russian Silver Icon of the Holy Martyr John the Warrior

Name: Russian Silver Icon of the Holy Martyr John the Warrior
SKU: 177519530
Price: 400 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $400 - $600

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Starting Price $200

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