Antique Hand - Painted Greek Or Russian Orthodox Byzantine Icon Of Saint Anne
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:4318207 | Country/Region of Manufacture: Unknown |
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Antique Hand-Painted Greek or Russian Orthodox Byzantine Icon of Saint Anne Antique Hand-Painted Greek or Russian Orthodox Byzantine Icon of Saint Anne ... Click images to enlarge Description Antique Hand-Painted Greek or Russian Orthodox Byzantine Icon of Saint Anne the Mother of Mary
Darkened over time and having a very textured, distressed surface, this is a wonderful portrayal of Saint Anne, the mother of Mary. I'm not sure who the other figure is but I suppose it could be Joachim, her husband. Found at a recent estate auction, the icon was hand-painted in Russia (or Greece?) using tempera paint.
The base material is 1-1/4'' thick wood that measures 11-3/8'' x15" and weighs almost 3 pounds 12 ounces. To display, It can be placed on a stand or hung on the wall with the addition of a wire or a metal hanger mounted on the reverse side.
This wonderful antique icon has an abundance of aged patina with darkening and surface / edge wear as previously mentioned. It appears that over time some editing has been done as whatever the gentleman was holding has been cut out leaving the exposed wood surface. The back side has lots of worm holes on its rough hewn surface. The back also has the writing identifying 'St Anna' on the upper left had side and as I'm no expert, I've taken that as fact. Thanks for looking. Please email me if you have any questions!PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR THE SHIPPING COSTS OUTSIDE OF U.S.A. Payment PayPal only, please. Any transaction not paid for within 3 days will be considered uncompleted and the item will be re-listed. Shipping I Ship Via USPS. Please allow at least 10 business days for all shipments. Please note that I use clean recycled packing materials whenever possible (peanuts, bubble wrap, boxes etc). If this is not acceptable to you please notify me before payment, so I can switch to new materials. Contact Us I inspect all of my items very carefully and make every effort to accurately describe items listed, but I might have missed something that is very important to you. Please contact me with any questions prior to bidding or if you would like additional photos sent to your email address. Your positive feedback is very important to me.
Darkened over time and having a very textured, distressed surface, this is a wonderful portrayal of Saint Anne, the mother of Mary. I'm not sure who the other figure is but I suppose it could be Joachim, her husband. Found at a recent estate auction, the icon was hand-painted in Russia (or Greece?) using tempera paint.
The base material is 1-1/4'' thick wood that measures 11-3/8'' x15" and weighs almost 3 pounds 12 ounces. To display, It can be placed on a stand or hung on the wall with the addition of a wire or a metal hanger mounted on the reverse side.
This wonderful antique icon has an abundance of aged patina with darkening and surface / edge wear as previously mentioned. It appears that over time some editing has been done as whatever the gentleman was holding has been cut out leaving the exposed wood surface. The back side has lots of worm holes on its rough hewn surface. The back also has the writing identifying 'St Anna' on the upper left had side and as I'm no expert, I've taken that as fact. Thanks for looking. Please email me if you have any questions!PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR THE SHIPPING COSTS OUTSIDE OF U.S.A. Payment PayPal only, please. Any transaction not paid for within 3 days will be considered uncompleted and the item will be re-listed. Shipping I Ship Via USPS. Please allow at least 10 business days for all shipments. Please note that I use clean recycled packing materials whenever possible (peanuts, bubble wrap, boxes etc). If this is not acceptable to you please notify me before payment, so I can switch to new materials. Contact Us I inspect all of my items very carefully and make every effort to accurately describe items listed, but I might have missed something that is very important to you. Please contact me with any questions prior to bidding or if you would like additional photos sent to your email address. Your positive feedback is very important to me.
