LOT 164 164
A RUSSIAN ICON OF THE KAZANSKAYA MOTHER OF GOD IN A GILT SILVER AND ENAMEL OKLAD, MARKED CK, MOSCOW, 1899-1908
the Virgin Mary and the Christ Child presented in parcel gilt vestments en repousse, each with ornate cloisonne enamel haloes with polychrome vegetative enamel, set against an engine-turned background, the name plaque and medallions in the top left and right corners with champleve enamel, presented in a wooden kiot. The oklad 84 standard. Egg tempera and gesso on wood panel. Size of icon: 27 x 22.4 cm (10 5/8 x 8 3/4 in.); total size: 34.4 x 30 cm (13 1/2 x 11 7/8 in.)