The Mother of God of Kazan with Family Patrons

Russian, 19th century, painted traditionally in tempera and gilt, the Mother of God leaning in toward the standing Christ, four patron saints to the borders, presented in a gold painted velvet lined shadow box. Icon 12.25 x 10.25 in.; DOA 17.75 x 15.75 in.

From the Estate of Malcolm Toon, American Ambassador to the Soviet Union from 1977 to 1979

$1,000 - 3,000