Ikonen Mautner

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Original Antique Russian Icons from the 17th, 18th and 19th century. est. 1959

Geschichte

Original Russian icons can be bought in this wonderful and unique store in the city centre of Vienna.

The founder of the company, Mr. Erich Mautner, received export approvals for antique icons in the early 1960s from the Russian government. During the following years Mr. Mautner developed an extensive icon trade, worldwide. Collectors and traders from all over the world came flocking, to acquire some copies of these rarity treasures. Every piece of these splendid icons was examined by the icon expert of the Vienna Dorotheum and was provided with a certificate.

On this expert's certificate he described what is shown and when the icon was painted and with his signature he confirmed the genuineness. As subjects the icon painters showed mainly the most famous mercy pictures of the Mother of God and son, as sore active and rich in mercies were revered by the Russians. But also Pantokrator as a woe ruler was painted in many variations.

Near Moscow there were famous painting schools, for instance: Palekh, Suzdal, Vladimir etc. where masters and pupils together painted the most splendid icons of high artistic quality. Because the orthodox religion attained meaning in Russia again, the icons decorate churches and residential homes.

Beyond Russia a bigger number of valuable icons is extremely seldom seen, with the exception of some museums. In our shop, however a big number of select icons are on exhibition. Some of these extraordinary icons are more than 200 years old.