AN ICON ‘SAINT CONSTANTINE AND SAINT HELENA’ IN A SIVER OKLAD Central Russia, second half of the 19th century

Lot 282
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oil on wood panel oklad: silver, chased, embossed hallmarks: master’s mark in Cyrillic ‘P.K.’; illegible silversmith’s mark ‘A.K.’ over the date ‘1860’; coat of arms of the city of Moscow and silver mark “84” 26 x 22 cm Condition: in very good condition, without restorations Saint Helena, Empress of the Roman Empire, and mother of Saint Constantine, Emperor Constantine the Great, were both very important figures in the history of Christianity: St Helena is famous for her work in spreading Christianity and for finding the Holy Sepulcher, the Holy Cross, and other relics of the Passion in Jerusalem; Constantine was the "First Christian Emperor".