A LARGE DATED ICON SHOWING THE HODIGITRIA MOTHER... Lot 871

A LARGE DATED ICON SHOWING THE HODIGITRIA MOTHER OF GOD WITH SELECTED SAINTS AND THE NEW TESTAMENT TRINITY Greek, Corfu, dated 1758 Tempera on wood panel with kovcheg. Finely executed with gold highlights. Greek inscribed and dated '1758' on the lower border. 74 x 48 cm. Literature: Exhibition catalogue: Van een andere wereld, Kononklijk Museum voor schone kunsten Antwerpen, Antwerp 1997, No. 31. LARGE DATED ICON WITH THE MOTHER OF GOD HODEGETRIA WITH SELECTED Saints AND THE NEUTHAMENTAL TRIPLE Greece, Corfu, dated 1758 Wood panel. Kovcheg, egg tempera on chalk ground on wood, partial gilding. 74 x 48 cm. Greek inscription with date at lower margin. Literature: Exhibition catalogue: Van een anderen wereld, Kononklijk Museum voor schone kunsten Antwerpen, Antwerp 1997, No. 31. Please note: this lot has been imported from outside the EU for sale to be sold at auction under Temporary Admission. When Hargesheimer releases such property to buyers in the EU, the buyer will become the importer and Import VAT is payable at 7% on the hammer price. To receive a refund of VAT amounts/Import VAT a non-EU must have registered to bid with an address outside of the EU and provide immediate proof of correct export out of the EU. Exports made by companies from other EU member states will be exempt from VAT if they state their VAT identification number. Please note that this lot was temporarily imported from a third country for the auction. When the work of art is handed over to the buyer by Hargesheimer Fine Art Auctions Düsseldorf, the buyer becomes the importer and owes Hargesheimer Fine Art Auctions Düsseldorf the import VAT at the current rate of 7%. Exempt from VAT are export deliveries to third countries (i.e. outside the EU) and, if the VAT identification number is stated, deliveries to companies in EU member states.