19th Mar, 2021 9:30 GMT/BST
Spring Sale (Day One)
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An Orthodox Icon, 19th century, painted with figures and a horse in river landscape and with...
An Orthodox Icon, 19th century, painted with figures and a horse in river landscape and with script, 35cm by 28cm See illustration
Top inscription reads 'The Holy Charalambos', who was a Christian priest in Magnesia, Asia Minor, martyred in 202 A.D. on the orders of Emperor Septimius Severus (193-211 A.D.). By repute he was said to have been 113 years old when he died.
Sold for £800
Estimated at £300 - £500
. Some edge chips now over painted. No splits or wood worm.
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