Antique Greek Eastern Orthodox Religious Painted Icon Egg Tempera 3 Saints 1780 Decorative Arts Hot Water Warming Dish

Hot Water Warming Dish

the bench is robust and sturdy

The vase having an acid etched to the underside

the cabinet is made from the finest flame mahogany

Antique Greek Eastern Orthodox Religious Painted Icon Egg Tempera 3 Saints 1780 Decorative Arts Hot Water Warming DishA good and large, late 18th century, Greek, Eastern Orthodox hand painted & gilded icon of three saints, circa 1780. This traditional Greek Orthodox icon is painted in the Byzantine style, using egg tempera paint on a poplar wood panel. The icon depicts three saints: Saint Charalambos, a bishop and patron saint of healing. Saint Simeon the Stylite to the center, who spent 37 years living atop a column or stylos, he is seen emerging from his pillar.