Lot 58
AN ICON OF SAINT BARBARA

1863
18,5 x 14,5 cm (h x b)

Rufpreis
12 000 CZK
   |   500 EUR
Erzielter Preis
12 000 CZK
   |   500 EUR
preis ohne Aufpreis

Icon of St. Barbara, hallmarked 84 zolotnik, marked Peter Stepanovich Chumakov, hallmark of St. George. Barbara of Nicomedia also Saint Barbara was a virgin and martyr in ancient Nicomedia, belonging to the fourteen holy helpers who were called especially in difficult times, for example during plague epidemics. The Orthodox Church celebrates it on December 4.