Ancient foldable icon of St Paraskeva and other Saints, bronze, Russia, 19th century, 3x4 in
Ancient foldable icon of St Paraskeva and other Saints, bronze, Russia, 19th century, 3x4 in. Icon of Saint Paraskeva of the Balkans, mostly worshipped in Romania, with other Saints, made in bronze in the 19th century.
Travel icons were very popular in Russia between the 17th and the beginning of the 20th century. Their light weight and sturdy long-lasting materials like bronze made them perfect to bring during travels, wars, daily work and allow to pray in total privacy. This type of icons were ...
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Ancient foldable icon of St Paraskeva and other Saints, bronze, Russia, 19th century, 3x4 in. Icon of Saint Paraskeva of the Balkans, mostly worshipped in Romania, with other Saints, made in bronze in the 19th century.
Travel icons were very popular in Russia between the 17th and the beginning of the 20th century. Their light weight and sturdy long-lasting materials like bronze made them perfect to bring during travels, wars, daily work and allow to pray in total privacy. This type of icons were mass-produced with casting in special molds, making them really affordable.
Their aesthetic content, initially modest, began to become more and more complexe, beautiful and impressive.
The icons were purified by fire, cleaned, gilded and enamelled.
Miniature icon of 4.3x3.7 inches from Moscow (Russia), delivered in an elegant case with expertise signed by a qualified specialist.
