June Online Auction (Sale #291)

Eastern Orthodox Icons

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Start price: $75

Estimated price: $150 - $300

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Eastern Orthodox Icons

(2) Russian icons including Madonna and Child and ‘Scenes From the Life of Christ’; both having black inscriptions

Provenance: The Estate of George ‘Yorgo’ Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan from 1965-2000

Property from: a Kalamazoo, Michigan estate

Height: 17 1/2 inches, Width: 15 3/8 inches (panel, Life of Christ (larger))

Condition: Very Good to Fair, overall light to moderate wear consistent with age and normal use; Madonna having warped panel with some separation, craquelure and cupping throughout resulting in numerous areas of pigment loss throughout, missing lower horizontal stabilizer; Life of Christ icon having fine craquelure and cupping predominantly on borders and dividers, few areas of pigment loss throughout, wear to lower corners; dirt accumulation to both

Disclaimers: please note: this lot came from a house that had been closed for some time and a musty odor may be present

Category: Collectibles > Religious

Estimated Sale Time: 2:50 pm CST

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Sales Tax: California (7.25%), Florida (6%), Georgia (8.5%), Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), New Mexico (5.125%), New York (8.875%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%)

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Last modified: June 9, 2022, 9:08 pm

Condition: Very Good to Fair, overall light to moderate wear consistent with age and normal use; Madonna having warped panel with some separation, craquelure and cupping throughout resulting in numerous areas of pigment loss throughout, missing lower horizontal stabilizer; Life of Christ icon having fine craquelure and cupping predominantly on borders and dividers, few areas of pigment loss throughout, wear to lower corners; dirt accumulation to both

Dimensions: 17.5 x 15.375 in