Antique 19th Century Russian Icon Egg Tempera Gilded St. Pelagia St. James 1860 Recently Added A very handsome majolica jug

A very handsome majolica jug

The interior of the chest is fitted with a candle till having a hinged lid decorated with incised carving

the sconces having circular posts that connect to the domed top shade fitter with a knopped finial

Pascin painted his surroundings and friends

The American public developed an insatiable appetite for images of notable people and places

Antique 19th Century Russian Icon Egg Tempera Gilded St. Pelagia St. James 1860 Recently Added A very handsome majolica jugAn antique 19th Century Russian Orthodox hand painted egg tempera & gilded icon of Saint Pelagia and Saint James, circa 1860. This very fine antique Russian icon is painted in the academic style rather than the more stylized Byzantine style. Painted with egg tempera on limewood, depicting two saints, each titled in cyrillic script. The border having raised gilded and polychrome geometric and floral decoration. The quality of the painting and gilding