Orthodox Icons priced over $15,000

Russian Icon - Sts. Basil The Blessed and Pelagea

Икона - Святые Василий Блаженный и Пелагея

ca. 1500, Novgorod school

9 1/2 in x 11 in ( 24 cm x 28 cm)

264-MI3-2

$28,500

Russian Icon - St. Mary Enthroned

Икона - Богоматерь Царица Небесная

ca. 1560-1580, Novgorod school

8 in x 12 in ( 20.5 cm x 30.5 cm)

266-MI3-2

$29,500

Russian Icon - The Resurrection and Descent into Hell

Икона - Воскресение Христово и Сошествие во ад.

ca. 1850s, Nevyansk, Ural Mountains school

With inscription in Cyrrilic on the reverse: "This icon was restored with zeal at the request of Vitaly Nikolaevich Falkovsky, by the icon painter Aleksandr Sergeevich Andrianov in 1892 in the Mitkovsky village."

10 1/2 in x 13 1/4 in ( 33.5 cm x 27.5 cm)

71-MI3-1

$Price Upon Request

Russian Icon - Madonna of the Burning Bush

Икона - Неопалимая Купина

ca. 1800, Nevyansk, Ural Mountains school

17 1/2 in x 21 in ( 44.5 cm x 53.5 cm)

271-MI3-1

$19,500

Russian Icon - Florus and Laurus

Икона -Св. Флор и Лавр

Last quarter 18th century, Volga region school

17 in x 21 in ( 43 cm x 53.5 cm)

Florus and Laurus, patron saints of horsekeepers and extremely popular and belowed Saints, were twins, stonemasons working on a pagan temple. They turned the temple over to Christians and were drowned as punishment by the Emperor Licinius. P the icon, Archangel Michael standing in the center holding the Holy Napkin with two Eastern Patriarchs next to him. Florus stands to Michael's right and Laurus to the left. Below are three riders - Spevsipp, Elevsipp and Melevsipp, chasing a hord of horses. They are said to have been converts from paganism martyred in the 2nd century.

196-MI3-12

$25,000

Russian Icon - Three Patriarchs

Икона - Три Патриарха

Mid 17th century, Vologda school

16 in x 19 1/2 in (40.5 cm x 50 cm)

Comes with expertise from the Andrey Rublev icon museum in Moscow

Provenance: well known European auction

51-MI3-65

$Price Upon Request

Russian Icon - St. Nicholas of Myra

Икона - Св. Николай Чудотворец

16th century, Central Russia school

8 in x 12 in ( 20.5 cm x 30.5 cm)

Comes with expertise from the Andrey Rublev icon museum in Moscow

Saint Nicholas of Myra (Greek: Άγιος Νικόλαος, Николай Чудотворец) (270 - 343), was a historic 4th-century Saint and Greek Bishop of Myra. Because of the many miracles attributed to his intercession, he is also known as Nikolas the Wonderworker ( Νικόλαος ο Θαυματουργός, Николай Чудотворец). He had a reputation for secret gift-giving, such as putting coins in the shoes of those who left them out for him, and thus became the model for Santa Claus. His reputation evolved among the faithful, as was common for early Christian saints. Saint Nicholas is the patron Saint of sailors, merchants, archers, thieves, children, and students in Greece, Belgium, France, Romania, Bulgaria, Georgia, Albania, Russia, the Republic of Macedonia, Slovakia, Serbia, and Montenegro. He is also the patron saint of Aberdeen, Amsterdam, Barranquilla, Bari, Beit Jala, Fribourg, Huguenots, Kozani, Liverpool, Paternopoli, Sassari, Siggiewi, and Lorraine. His feastday is 6 December.

196-MI3-12

$23,500

Large Russian Icon - Saint Michael the Archangel

Храмовая Икона - Архангел Св. Михаил

18th century, Central Russia school

The Holy Archangel Michael is one of the most celebrated of the Angels; he is called the Archistrategos, or chief commander, of all the bodiless powers. According to Holy Scripture and Tradition, he has interceded for humanity multiple times and continues to serve as the Defender of the Faith. St Michael is most often invoked for protection from invasion by enemies and from civil war, and for the defeat of adversaries on the field of battle. Michael is represented wearing red robes and holding an orb in one hand and a staff in the other.

20 in x 39 in ( 50.5 cm x 99 cm)

Comes with expertise from the Andrey Rublev icon museum in Moscow

256-MI3-22

$42,000

Russian Deisis Icon - St. John the Baptist

Деисусная Икона - Св. Иоан Предтеча

Last Quarter of the 16th century, Central Russia school

12 in x 27 1/2 in ( 30.5 cm x 68.8 cm)

Comes with expertise from the Andrey Rublev icon museum in Moscow

184-MI3-65

Price Upon Request

Fragments of the Royal Doors

Фрагменты Царских врат

Complete set of six matching fragments from the Royal Doors depictung scene of the Anunciation and four Evengelists - Sts. John, Mathew, Luke and Mark.

First half of the 19th century, Central school

Some restoration on the border and minor restoration on field.

10 in x 12 in ( 30.5 cm x 35.5 cm) each panel

The Royal Doors are the central doors of the Iconostasis in an Eastern Orthodox or Greek-Catholic Church where the sanctuary (which is referred to as the "altar" among Eastern Christians) is separated from the nave by a wooden screen called the Iconostasis. The Iconostasis represents Christian continuity from the veil of the Temple in Jerusalem which separated the people from the Holy of Holies that housed the Ark of the Covenant. The central double doors of the Iconostasis are the "Holy Doors" (Святые Врата), which are considered to be most sacred, and may only be entered at certain sacred moments during the services, and only by ordained clergy. A typical gate consists of two hinged doors made of wood that have painted on them an icon of the Annunciation in the form of a diptych with the four Evangelists painted underneath. The doors may be intricately carved and gilded, and are almost always topped by a cross. Theologically the Holy Doors represent the gates of Jerusalem, through which Christ entered on Palm Sunday and the entrance to the Heavenly Jerusalem. In the Orthodox practice, there are detailed rules as to when the doors are to be opened during Vespers, Matins and the Divine Liturgy representing moments when God is especially present to his people, such as during the reading of the Gospel, or when the faithful are receiving Holy Communion.

011-MI3-20

$35,000

Russian Icon - Holy Feasts and Scenes of Passion

Икона - Праздники и Страсти Христовы

Depicting 16 Holy Feasts and Scenes of Passion

Mid - 19th century, Yaroslavl school

17 in x 21 in ( 43 cm x 53.5 cm)

149-MI3-15

$25,000

Russian Icon - Sts. Tatiana, Grigory, George, and Nina

Икона - Святые Татьяна, Григорий, Георгий и Нина. Мстера

Mid - 19th century, Mstera school

10 in x 12 in ( 30.5 cm x 35.5 cm)

158-MI3-85

$15,000

Russian Icon - Transfiguration

Икона - Преображение Господне

Fully painted with gilt silver and enamel oklad, 19th century
19th century, oil on wood

The silver riza is stamped in multiple places with 84 zolotnik purity mark, city of Moscow town mark, and an maker's mark "СГ" for an unknown Moscow master (Postnikova-Loseva # 2861).

8 1/2 in x 10 1/2 in ( 21.5 cm x 26.5 cm)

011-MI3-20

$35,000

Russian Icon - Triptich of St. Mary Magdalene with St. Nicholas and Patriarch Alexander.

Икона - Преображение Господне

In brass frame with silver oklad covers.

Old Believer's workshop, ca. 1780. Moscow

Extended 8 1/2 in x 10 1/2 in ( 29.5 cm x 33 cm)

007-MI2-20

$Price Upon Request

Russian Icon - Tikhvinskaya Madonna with Feast Day and Miracles, Four Evangelists on the borders.

Икона - Тихвинская Мадонна с праздниками и святыми

Minor repairs and old crack

17 1/4 in x 21 in (43.5 cm x 53.5 cm)

020-MI3-18

$35,000

Russian Icon - Ascension of Jesus

Икона - Вознесение

Late 19th century, Mstera School, perfect condition

21 1/2 in x 29 1/2 in (54.5 cm x 75 cm)

022-MI3-22

$35,000

Russian Icon - Presentation of Christ Child at the Temple

Икона - Сретение

ca. 17th century, Novgorod School

18 1/2 in x 25 in (47 cm x 63.5 cm)

025-MI3-25

$45,000

Russian Icon - Joy to Those Who Sorrow Madonna, Mistress of the Sea.

Икона - Всех скорбящих радость, Покровительница морей

Northern Russia, 18th century, rare variation

18 1/2 in x 21 in (47 cm x 53.5 cm)

026-MI3-8

$17,000

Russian Icon - Sts John the Baptist, Catherine, and Paraskeva.

Икона - Св. Иоан Креститель, Катерина и Параскева

16th century, Vologda school

22 in x 27 in (55.8 cm x 68.5 cm)

038-MI3-35

$65,000

A double-sided Russian Icon of the No-Made-By-Hands and the Exaltation of the Cross.

Двусторонняя Икона - Спас на убрусе и Воздвижение креста

mid -19th century

Yaroslavl Old Believer's workshop

12 1/2 in x 13 1/2 in (35 cm x 32 cm)

Provenance: well known European auction

041-MI3-35

$Price upon request

Russian Icon - Only Begotten Son

Икона - Моя душа стремится в рай, Палех

ca. 1880s, Palekh School, excellent condition

10 in x 12 in (25.5 cm x 30.5 cm)

043-MI3-22

$35,000

Russian Icon - The Protection of the Most Holy Mother of God

Икона - Покров Пресвятой Богородицы, Палех

Palekh school, 19th century

10 in x 12 1/2 in (25.5 cm x 31.5 cm)

The Protection (Pokrov) of the Mother of God is one of the most beloved Feast days on the Orthodox calendar commemorated on October 1. The feast day celebrates the appearance of the Mother of God at Constantinople in the X century at the time when the people in the city were threatened by a barbarian invasion. St. Andrew, the Holy Fool with his disciple St. Epiphanius, and a group of people, saw the Mother of God, St. John the Baptist, and several other Saints and Angels during a vigil in the Church of Blachernae, nearby the city gates. The Mother of God approached the center of the church, knelt down and remained in prayer for a long time with her face drowned in tears. Then she took her veil off and spread it over the people as a sign of protection. After the appearance of the Mother of God, the danger was averted and the city was spared from bloodshed and suffering.

044-MI3-22

$35,000

Russian Icon - Healing Saints

Икона - Святые чудотворцы, Палех

Ca. 1880s, Palekh School

10 in x 12 in (25.5 cm x 30.5 cm)

045-MI3-23

$36,000

Russian Icon - Florus and Laurus

Икона - Флор и Лавр

Early 17th century, Northern Russia
Authenticated by the State Russian Museum's expert
Inlaid into newer board

23 1/2 in x 28 in (60 cm x 71 cm)

050-MI3-55

Price Upon Request

Russian Icon - Transfiguration

Икона - Преображение

17th century, Central Russia
Authenticated by the State Russian Museum's expert
Minor repairs

21 in x 29 in (53.5 cm x 73.5 cm)

052-MI3-35

Price Upon Request