Russian icon, stolen from Kolomna, withdrawn from Christie's auction
ARTinvestment.RU   04 июня 2008

At the request of Rossvyazohrankultury auction house Christie's withdrew from the upcoming auction icon of the XIX century «The release of the Moscow Grand Prince Ivan V. The third and religious procession with the icon of Our Lady of Vladimir»

At the request of Rossvyazohrankultury auction house Christie's withdrew from the upcoming auction icon of the XIX century «The release of the Moscow Grand Prince Ivan V. The third and religious procession with the icon of Our Lady of Vladimir». The icon was stolen in 1994 from the Museum-Reserve «Kolomenskoye». Then the kidnappers made a «Kolomna» through the broken window, only one exhibit - «Liberation of Moscow Grand Prince Ivan III ...». She was later taken away in smuggling from Russia, and she ended up in private collections. All these years, the icon was in a search list of Interpol, but the attack should be able to just now.

icon was offered for auction «Orthodox icons and religious items» (Icons and Artefacts from the Orthodox World), scheduled for June 9, with the assessment of 25-35 thousand pounds sterling (approximately 50-70 thousand dollars).

According to the deputy head Anatoly Vilkov Rossvyazohrankultury, «said the icon is in the search list of Interpol, and was published in the catalog of art objects and antiques that are wanted," Attention, wanted "in 2006». Now Rossvyazohrankultura will apply for return of masterpieces in Russia.

Sources: www.tvkultura.ru , www.lenta.ru , www.rsoc.ru