Lot number 2043 - Auction 161
GESCHENK AN GROSSFÜRST MICHAIL ALEXANDROWITSCH ROMANOW ZUM 25 JÄHRIGEN BESTEHEN DER 5. KAVALLERIE-DIVISION 1903: IKONE MIT DEM HEILIGEN MICHAEL MIT CHAMPLEVÉ-EMAIL-RAHMEN

A GIFT TO GRAND DUKE MIKHAIL ALEXANDROVICH ROMANOV ON THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 5TH CAVALRY DIVISION IN 1903: AN ICON SHOWING SAINT MICHAEL WITH A CHAMPLEVÉ ENAMEL FRAME Russian, circa 1900 (icon), Russian, Moscow, Grachev, 1896-1908 (mount) Oil on metal, silver, champlevé enamel. The reverse marked with district assay office mark, 84 standard and Cyrillic maker's mark 'GRACHEV' with Imperial Warrant mark. The reverse with an extensive Cyrillic dedicatory inscription: 'To the Most Esteemed Chief of the 5th Cavalry Division, 1878 - 23 November 1903', followed by the names of the donors. Partially restored. 16.7 x 9.8 cm.