Icon of Saint Reverend Afanasiy of Afon flanked by Saint Gre - Lot 85

Icon of Saint Reverend Afanasiy of Afon flanked by Saint Great Martyr Paraskeva Piatnitsa and Saint Great Martyr Dimitri Solunskiy. Tempera on wood preserved under riza and gilded silver nimbus (800°/°° minimum), titled 84 zolotniki with finely chased repoussé decoration of an interior view, the border with a stylized checkerboard motif. The right-hand border is engraved with the handwritten dedication in Cyrillic: "Given with zeal by Pavel Ivanovitch Koudriashev" (1st merchant of the guild and hereditary honorary citizen). It is mounted on an imposing rectangular wooden panel in the Gothic Revival style, partially lined with velvet. Work of the 18th century for the icon, work of BOGDANOV for the riza, Saint Petersburg, 1859. Total dimensions: 64.5x120.5 cm Icon dimensions: 32.5x 27.5 cm. Weight of riza: 350 g. (Significant wear and tear to the icon, the nimbus of the riza probably removed).