Lot number 563 - Auction 161
GROSSES EVANGELIAR MIT VERMEIL-EINBAND

A LARGE GOSPEL BOOK WITH SILVER-GILT COVER Russian, Moscow, Ivan Alekseevich Alekseev, 1887 Silver, repoussé, chased and gilt. Marked with city mark, assayer's mark, 84 standard and Cyrillic maker's mark 'I.A'. The cover worked in high relief with depictions of the Four Evangelists and the Resurrection of Christ. The edges partially damaged, pages loose and partially torn. 45 x 35 cm.