Ancient folding travel icon of St Paraskeva, bronze, 19th century, 3.5x4 in
Ancient folding travel icon of St Paraskeva, bronze, 19th century, 3.5x4 in. Miniature folding icon of the 19th century, made of bronze and decorated with enamel, representing Saint Paraskeva, especially worshipped in Romania.
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 ico...
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Ancient folding travel icon of St Paraskeva, bronze, 19th century, 3.5x4 in. Miniature folding icon of the 19th century, made of bronze and decorated with enamel, representing Saint Paraskeva, especially worshipped in Romania.
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.
Travel icon of 3.5x3.9 inches from Moscow (Russia), delivered in an elegant case with expertise signed by a qualified specialist.
