A Russian Icon, The Dormition of Our Lady Theotokos

19th century, polychrome pigment on panel, depicting the death of the Virgin attended by the apostles and Christ at her bedside, a concave image presented in a conforming giltwood frame, retaining a Lithuanian export label to the verso.

Frame dimensions 18 1/2 x 17 in.

From the Collection of Carolyn Shaw, Pinehurst, North Carolina

Allover flaking and loss to the image, bowing to the panel and frame, associated age cracking.