TWO ICONS

Russia 2nd half resp. end of the 19th century
St. Arsenius. Miniature icon depicting the defender of the doctrine of Christ’s divinity. Tempera on wood, 6.5×5.2 cm. Painting with craquelure. St. Tryphon. Miniature hanging icon with silver riza; oil on wood, the relief-pressed and engraved silver cover depicting the saint riding a horse, with cut-outs at the face and hands. Ag 875/1000, total (gross) weight 12.04 g, 4.5×3.3 cm, marked “ИЕ” and with a combined town mark with fineness number. Condition B-C. Certificate for the permanent export of a cultural-value object, NPÚ Prague 2025.