Antique Russian Orthodox Egg Tempera Icon St. Helena & St. Constantine St. Marcarius True Cross 1820 Redo Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Marble

Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Marble Bookends

it is housed in the original gilded gesso and pine frame and condition is very good indeed

25" wide X 8

The Bateman family were a dynasty of silversmiths in London

To the front is a single locking drawer with a band of ormolu with circular devices which are repeated on the sides

Antique Russian Orthodox Egg Tempera Icon St. Helena & St. Constantine St. Marcarius True Cross 1820 Redo Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty MarbleA 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