Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Decorative Arts and Wine

Online-Only Auction, 16 - 23 November 2020

Decorative Arts - Interiors Two

Sold for

ZAR 7 035
Lot 334
  • A Russian icon, Lady of Kazan, late 19th/early 20th century
  • A Russian icon, Lady of Kazan, late 19th/early 20th century
  • A Russian icon, Lady of Kazan, late 19th/early 20th century
  • A Russian icon, Lady of Kazan, late 19th/early 20th century
  • A Russian icon, Lady of Kazan, late 19th/early 20th century
  • A Russian icon, Lady of Kazan, late 19th/early 20th century
  • A Russian icon, Lady of Kazan, late 19th/early 20th century
  • A Russian icon, Lady of Kazan, late 19th/early 20th century
  • A Russian icon, Lady of Kazan, late 19th/early 20th century
  • A Russian icon, Lady of Kazan, late 19th/early 20th century


Lot Estimate
ZAR 6 000 - 8 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 7 035

About this Item

A Russian icon, Lady of Kazan, late 19th/early 20th century

the Virgin's maphorion and Christ Child's robes in trompe l'oeil, with Cyrillic inscription, framed, oxidisation and some paint loss, 22 by 17,5cm

Provenance

Property of Basil William Clayton Humphries and thence by descent.

Mr Humphreys worked for the De Beers Compounds in Kimberley after serving during the Second World War and receiving the Distinguished Service Cross. He later went into farming and had one of the largest flocks of purebread Blackhead Persian sheep in the country. He had many interests and specialized in Greek and Russian icons. He became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in London and served as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the William Humphreys Art Gallery at one time.


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