Daria Khristova nee Chernenko
Department Director
Lot 171*
Icon of Mother of God of TolgskayaRussia, Moscow, late 18th century
1 December 2021, 11:00 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £3,825 inc. premium
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Jacqueline Senior
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Icon of Mother of God of Tolgskaya
Russia, Moscow, late 18th century
painted in strong colours, Mother's vestment and robe of Christ with seed pearls embellished with translucent stones in silver-gilt embossed oklad with floral motifs, bearing marks in Cyrillic 'N.N' for Nikita Neumelov (1798 - 1834)
31.5 x 27cm (12 3/8 x 10 5/8in).
painted in strong colours, Mother's vestment and robe of Christ with seed pearls embellished with translucent stones in silver-gilt embossed oklad with floral motifs, bearing marks in Cyrillic 'N.N' for Nikita Neumelov (1798 - 1834)
31.5 x 27cm (12 3/8 x 10 5/8in).
Footnotes
The present lot includes rare Russian Orthodox iconography of Theotokos revered. The Tolg icon belongs to the iconographic type of Eleus and is revered as the patroness of the Yaroslavl land. The church tradition connects a story with the icons appearance. Three lists from the late 13th and early 14th centuries mention this iconography. They mention that Bishop of Rostov and Yaroslav, Phkhor, saw the image on the banks of the Volga Six Versts in 1314. The wooden church was erected on the spot the next day after the miraculous sighting.