Ancient foldable travel icon, Virgin Hodegetria and St Nicholas, 19th century, 2.8x1.2 in
Ancient foldable travel icon, Virgin Hodegetria and St Nicholas, 19th century, 2.8x1.2 in. Travel icon from the 19th century, representing Saint Nicholas of Myra on one side and the Virgin Hodegetria on the other.
Miniature 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, copper, brass or silver, made them perfect to bring during travels, wars, daily work and allow to pray in total pr...
Info and features
Ancient foldable travel icon, Virgin Hodegetria and St Nicholas, 19th century, 2.8x1.2 in. Travel icon from the 19th century, representing Saint Nicholas of Myra on one side and the Virgin Hodegetria on the other.
Miniature 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, copper, brass or silver, 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 2.8x1.2 inches from Moscow (Russia), delivered in an elegant case with expertise signed by a qualified specialist.
