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A SILVER-GILT AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL SEED-PEARL SET ICON OF THE KAZANSKAYA MOTHER OF GOD
the oklad marked with the Cyrillic initials of Anton Chervarzin, Moscow, 1895
The icon traditionally painted and covered with a repoussé silver-gilt oklad, the filigree robes profusely set with seed-pearls, the cloisonné enamel haloes and spandrels decorated in blue, red, green and white with foliate, floral and geometric designs, the border repoussé and engraved with scrolling foliage -- 31.3 cm high
the oklad marked with the Cyrillic initials of Anton Chervarzin, Moscow, 1895
The icon traditionally painted and covered with a repoussé silver-gilt oklad, the filigree robes profusely set with seed-pearls, the cloisonné enamel haloes and spandrels decorated in blue, red, green and white with foliate, floral and geometric designs, the border repoussé and engraved with scrolling foliage -- 31.3 cm high