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7ww:"Wedding couple" in silver gilded oklad
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"Wedding couple" in silver gilded oklad with enamel.
1854 St. Petersburg
Size: 22.6 x 17.5 cm
Technique & Material: Wood, tempera. Silver, gilding, engraving, twine, champleve and cloisone enamel, granulated tracery, faceting.
Description: The wedding couple is called by two icons - the icon of the Mother of God (more often it is Mother of God of Kazan) and Jesus Christ the Almighty. To hold the sacrament of the wedding (one of the seven sacraments of the Orthodox Church), it is not accidental that these two icons are required. It's meaning is very important and symbolic for the couple.
Husband is blessed by the icon of Jesus Christ. Husband is protector, intercessor and "savior" of his wife and future children. This image of the Almighty throughout life will remind to the father of the family of great responsibility to their loved ones.
Wife is blessed by the icon of Mother of God - the keeper of the hearth. The most widespread image of the Mother of God that is used during the wedding - The Mother of God of Kazan - the protector of family well-being.
Since ancient times these wedding icons have become a symbol of spiritual family life. They are not hidden from people eyes that are coming into the house. These icons are usually put in a kiot in a red corner, or in another honorable place.
It was believed that the intercessors Mother of God and the Savior will always protect the family well-being and invisibly help the spouses to maintain mutual respect in the family and be tolerant of each other and those around them.
Often, parents give their children these icons as a gift for the wedding, thus giving their blessing for creating new family. Wedding couple can also be purchases by their own.
Perfect state of preservation thanks to the glazed kiot.
Provenance upon request. Please ask for more detailed information.
High Resolution Images: fragments.
Price: upon request
"Венчальная пара" в серебряных позолоченых окладах с эмалью.
1854 Санкт Петербург.
Размер: 22.6 x 17.5 cm
Дерево , темпера. Серебро ,золочение , гравировка , эмаль перегородчатая и выемчатая, скань , зернь.
High Resolution Images: fragments.
Цена: по запросу