Antique Russian Orthodox Egg Tempera Icon St. Helena & St. Constantine St. Marcarius True Cross 1820 Decorative Arts Pavel Akimov Ovchinnikov

Pavel Akimov Ovchinnikov

A rare antique Flemish/Dutch polychrome corner cabinet

Each table is of reverse serpentine shape and having a hinged fold over top

his zany work often carries a sarcastic edge but not at the expense of good-natured hilarity

Antique Russian Orthodox Egg Tempera Icon St. Helena & St. Constantine St. Marcarius True Cross 1820 Decorative Arts Pavel Akimov OvchinnikovA fine & large antique Russian Orthodox icon, circa 1820. This large antique Russian icon painted with egg tempera on wooden panel, depicts the "True Cross" to the center with Saint Marcarius I (the Bishop of Jerusalem circa 312 335 CE) supporting the crucifix, he is surrounded by acolytes. To the right foreground with a gold halo is Saint Helena (wife of Emperor Constantius and mother of Constantine I) to the left is Saint Constantine. In 325 CE