Museum-Exhibited Russian Icons, Religious Art

19th C. Russian Icon - Christ Pantocrator Gilded Oklad

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Museum-Exhibited Russian Icons, Religious Art

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Featuring a superb grouping of 18th and 19th century Russian icons from the esteemed collection of Lilly and Francis Robicsek, Charlotte, NC. Acquired over the past 50 years, many of these icons were exhibited at The Mint Museum of Art?s special exhibit, Windows Into Heaven, and published in their respective catalog. Also from the same collection are incredible and rare Spanish Colonial santos from Latin America, collected by the Robiscek's in Mexico, El Salvadore and Guatemala. These large, fine and incredibly detailed examples date from the 18th to 19th century.

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19th C. Spanish Colonial Wood Santo - Christ Child: New World, Spanish Colonial period, ca. 19th century CE. A wonderful santo of the Christ child, with sensitive features and large inlaid glass eyes. He wears a golden hued, heavy gauge tin halo with

0096: 19th C. Spanish Colonial Wood Santo - Christ ChildEst. $1,800-$2,500

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19th C. Mexican Wood St. Anthony of Padua Santo: New World, Spanish Colonial, Mexico, ca. 19th century CE. A striking hand-carved and skillfully painted wood santo figure of St. Anthony of Padua, standing with the Christ Child seated on a holy book

0097: 19th C. Mexican Wood St. Anthony of Padua SantoEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

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19th C. Mexican Wood Santo - St. Francis of Assisi: New World, Spanish Colonial, Mexico or Guatemala, ca. 19th century CE. A finely carved and painted Santo depicting Francis of Assisi, founder of the Order of Franciscans, wearing a brown habit, its

0098: 19th C. Mexican Wood Santo - St. Francis of AssisiEst. $4,000-$6,000

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19th C. Mexican Oil Painting - Bishops and Angels: Spanish Colonial, Latin America, Mexico, ca. 19th century CE. A large oil on canvas painting depicting two honorable bishops, Senor Medardo and Senor Gildardo, emerging from behind a green curtain

0099: 19th C. Mexican Oil Painting - Bishops and AngelsEst. $5,000-$7,500Lot Passed

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19th C. Spanish Colonial Wood Santo - St Rita of Cascia: New World, Spanish Colonial period, ca. 19th century CE. A small santo depicting a standing Santa Rita, dressed in a nun's habit, holding a skull as a memento mori atop a Gospel book in one hand and

0100: 19th C. Spanish Colonial Wood Santo - St Rita of CasciaEst. $2,000-$2,500

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19th C. Mexican Painted Wood Santo, San Roque: Spanish Colonial, Mexico, ca. late 19th century to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved and hand-painted wood santo with glass eyes depicting San Roque (Saint Roch or Rocco), a Catholic saint known

0101: 19th C. Mexican Painted Wood Santo, San RoqueEst. $1,800-$2,500

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19th C. Mexican Wood Santos - Saint Francis of Assisi: Mexico, 19th or early 20th century CE. A large, sensitive statue of a saint, probably St Francis of Assisi, carved in wood with a dynamic stance - one foot standing atop a ball, arms out, with his

0102: 19th C. Mexican Wood Santos - Saint Francis of AssisiEst. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

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19th C. Mexican Painted Wood Dove / Santo - Holy Spirit: New World, Spanish Colonial, Mexico, ca. 19th century CE. A hand-carved and hand-painted wood dove, made from three pieces, with realistic body and attached wings, the dove delineated in grey-green

0103: 19th C. Mexican Painted Wood Dove / Santo - Holy SpiritEst. $1,500-$2,000

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Ancient Byzantine 22K Gold Bracelet - Gorgeous!: Byzantine Empire, ca. 9th to 13th century CE. Wonderful nearly pure gold (testing at 22 kts.) cuff bracelet with central ridge running the outer length, terminals flattened and decorated with

0104: Ancient Byzantine 22K Gold Bracelet - Gorgeous!Est. $1,500-$2,000

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1909 Spanish Colonial Ex Voto - Our Lady of Candelaria: Northeast Mexico, State of Coahuila, dated April of 1909. Ex-votos are devotional paintings on either canvas or tin, as we see in this example, that present a visual as well as a text to offer thanks

0105: 1909 Spanish Colonial Ex Voto - Our Lady of CandelariaEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

Near Eastern Gilded Silver Pendant - Mother Goddess: Ancient Near East, Iran, ca. 1st millennium BCE to 200 CE. This is an extremely rare item, a repousse silver sheet with a wide eyelet at its top, depicting a draped seated mother goddess holding a

0107: Near Eastern Gilded Silver Pendant - Mother GoddessEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

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9th C. Byzantine 24K Gold Ring - Angels & Christ Child: Byzantine Empire, ca. 9th to 13th century CE. Beautiful solid gold ring with simple band flaring to flattened table incised with decoration of angels flanking the Baby Christ in swaddling. 6.1

0108: 9th C. Byzantine 24K Gold Ring - Angels & Christ ChildEst. $900-$1,200

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3rd C. Byzantine Gold / Glass Cross Pendant: Western Asia, ca. 3rd to 5th century CE. A very handsome gold cross pendant and a wonderful example of the early glassmaker's art when glass was used in lieu of more expensive precious stones. The

0109: 3rd C. Byzantine Gold / Glass Cross PendantEst. $2,000-$2,500Lot Passed

Ancient Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Cross: Near East, Byzantine Empire, ca. 9th to 11th century CE. A heavy, cast bronze reliquary with low relief iconography of Christ dressed in flowing robes on front and back - one side depicts him facing

0109A: Ancient Byzantine Bronze Reliquary CrossEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

6th C. Byzantine Bronze Polycandelon w/ Cross: Near East, Byzantine, 6th to 8th century CE. A circular hanging bronze lamp or polycandelon created during the Byzantine era. Oil filled glass vessels once hung from six round openings set on the

0110: 6th C. Byzantine Bronze Polycandelon w/ CrossEst. $2,000-$2,500Lot Passed

Rare Byzantine Bronze Crucifix / Icon: Near East, Byzantine Empire, ca. 13th to 15th century CE. A wide bronze cross, its body divided into six low relief scenes - presumably from the New Testament and life of Christ; however, wear from

0110A: Rare Byzantine Bronze Crucifix / IconEst. $700-$900Lot Passed

9th C. Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Crucifix Pendant: Byzantine Empire, ca. 9th to early 13th century CE. A pretty bronze reliquary with a crucifix image in low relief on its face and rounded edges on the cross. Size: 26" L (of string) x 1.9" W x 3.25"

0111: 9th C. Byzantine Bronze Reliquary Crucifix PendantEst. $600-$800Lot Passed

10th C. Byzantine Bronze Cross Pendant: Byzantine Empire, ca. 10th to 12th century CE. A bronze cross in the Byzantine style, with legs almost as long as arms and a top loop for suspension. Incised designs in diamond and tear drop shapes

0112: 10th C. Byzantine Bronze Cross PendantEst. $600-$800Lot Passed

Byzantine Bronze Cross with Silver Button: Near East, Byzantine Empire, ca. 9th to 11th century CE. A beautiful bronze cross with a round, silver button applied to its center. The cross has arms that widen and branch into fleur-de-lis-style

0112A: Byzantine Bronze Cross with Silver ButtonEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

Large Byzantine Bronze / Iron Cross: Near East, Byzantine Empire, ca. 9th to 11th century CE. An iron cross with thick bronze plates laid over it, designed to completely cover the iron. Age wear to the bronze has revealed some of the

0112B: Large Byzantine Bronze / Iron CrossEst. $2,400-$3,600Lot Passed

Huge Medieval Byzantine Iron Crusader's Cross: Byzantium, ca. 9th to 11th century CE. A very large hammered iron cross of the type carried by European knights during the Crusades. In addition, this cross was called the Crusader's Cross because it

0112C: Huge Medieval Byzantine Iron Crusader's CrossEst. $2,400-$3,600Lot Passed

10th C. Byzantine Bronze Icon - Saint Nicholas: Byzantine Empire, ca. 10th to 12th century CE. A near-miniature, tombstone-shaped, solid-cast bronze icon with a bas-relief image of St. Nicholas, The Wonderworker, holding the Gospel in his left

0113: 10th C. Byzantine Bronze Icon - Saint NicholasEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

19th C. South American Wood Crucifix w/ Jesus, Mary: South America, Bolivia or Peru, ca. 19th century CE. Wonderful carved wooden crucifix with bone figure of Jesus on the cross, with The Virgin Mary at his feet. Carved in Romanesque style with thin

0114: 19th C. South American Wood Crucifix w/ Jesus, MaryEst. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

18th C. South American Wood Triptych, Raised Pastiglia: South America, ca. 18th or 19th century CE. A portable mini altar, the wooden triptych framing six images comprised of finely painted raised pastiglia with figures in relief. At center is the Virgin

0114A: 18th C. South American Wood Triptych, Raised PastigliaEst. $5,000-$7,500Lot Passed

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