Antique 19th Century Russian Icon Egg Tempera Gilded St. Pelagia St. James 1860 Redo The painting had come from

The painting had come from an important family collection in Genoa Italy dating back to at least the mid 19th century

the original key and pendulum is present

17 cm X 11 cm

the motorcycle body is made of wood and is hand-painted on both sides

installation artist

Antique 19th Century Russian Icon Egg Tempera Gilded St. Pelagia St. James 1860 Redo The painting had come fromAn 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