Icon in silver setting
This icon of the 19th century is from my friend's collection. The picture is more than 100 years old, but it is very well preserved. For expensive icons in Russia they made a frame made of silver, which duplicated the image in the picture. Such silver frames are now very rare, now they sometimes cost more than the icon itself. The fact is that in difficult times people very often sold the silver rim of the icon for scrap metal. Such frames could weigh several kilograms of silver and could also be adorned with precious stones. And how do you like this art?
Very good icon. And well preserved. Indeed, often people taken off silver frame from icons and sold at the price of metal. Therefore, today a good icon with a silver frame is a rarity.
I do like some of the icons, this one is no different. I think it's shameful that people would scrap the silver off of it, but sometimes people get desperate (or greedy...) Thank you for sharing.
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