St. George Slaying Dragon Icon
You must be a subscriber, and be logged in to view price and dealer details.
Subscribe Now to view actual auction price for this item
When you subscribe, you have the option of setting the currency in which to display prices to $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg.
- Gesso - A mixture of plaster of Paris and gypsum mixed with water and then applied to the carved wooden frames of mirrors and picture frames as a base for applying gold leaf. After numerous coats of gesso have been applied, allowed to dry and then sanded a coat of "bole", a usually red coloured mixture of clay and glue is brushed on and allowed to dry, after which the gold leaf is applied. In painting, gesso is also used to prime a canvas prior to applying paint.
This item has been included into following indexes:
Visually similar items
A portrait of the Imperial Noble Consort Chunhui of the Qing Dynasty, painted in polychrome on silk. In contemporary gilt washed frame. Overall 100 cm x 66 cm
A red lacquer box Deeply carved & incised in three lacquer colours, 19th/20th century, length 14 cm
Early over painted religious icon on wood panel
Painted Beam from a Weaving Loom, Nusa Panida, Bali, mid 20th century, each side with sarong clad dancing figures on white ground, birds flying overhead and other auspicious symbols, the tapered beam slotted to fit the cross beam, on fitted metal stand, he