tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post8603768473776501296..comments2023-12-16T16:17:43.886+00:00Comments on Fr Ray Blake's Blog: Icon of Peter and PaulFr Ray Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05584140126211527252noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-83608332859098977682009-06-30T14:09:39.589+01:002009-06-30T14:09:39.589+01:00Sorry, Fr Ray, I realise now that my phrasing may ...Sorry, Fr Ray, I realise now that my phrasing may have been rather indelicate. I wasn't trying to suggest that you were involved in trading in contraband.Crux Fidelishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03949811845963570447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-83164161346868140072009-06-30T12:30:21.921+01:002009-06-30T12:30:21.921+01:00Yes, Church icons tend to be bigger than this one,...Yes, Church icons tend to be bigger than this one, this is domestic.<br />Icons from an iconastasis or shrine tend to show signs of their origin. I have never seen any of these on the London market, unless they have been private hands since the 20s to 50s.Fr Ray Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584140126211527252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-85757139033300364432009-06-30T11:42:23.624+01:002009-06-30T11:42:23.624+01:00Fr Ray, did you know that a considerable number of...Fr Ray, did you know that a considerable number of icons have been looted from Russian churches in recent years?Crux Fidelishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03949811845963570447noreply@blogger.com