Lot number 1779 - Auction 151
SEHR FEINE IKONE MIT CHRISTUS PANTOKRATOR MIT MASSIVEM CLOISONNÉ-EMAIL-OKLAD

A VERY FINE ICON OF CHRIST PANTOKRATOR WITH MASSIVE SILVER PARCEL-GILT AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL OKLAD Russian, circa 1885 (icon), Russian, Moscow, Ivan Gubkin, 1885 (oklad), Russian, Moscow, Feodor Mishukov, circa 1900 (halo) Oil on wood panel with velvet backing. The painting is executed in a realistic manner. The border of the oklad is openworked as an interlace frieze. The background is finely engraved. Champlevé enamel titulus along the lower edge. The silver parcel-gilt oklad with engraved decoration, applied enamel halo. Struck with city mark, assay master's mark, 84 standard, and maker's marks 'IG' in Cyrillic and 'MF' in Cyrillic. 31.2 x 26.3 cm.