19th Century Russian Mother of God icon, painted on gessoed board, covered with silver oklad, decorated with a raised halo and garments. Upper left corner with an enamel cartouche, right side missing a similar cartouche. Back fitted with light brown velvet. Silversmith's Mark "F. V." in Cyrillic, assayer mark of "A.K", possibly of Andreì Antonovich Kovalbskiì (P-L # 2109), 84 zolotnik's, a crown mark within a round cartouche, stamped number 53 and 1, as well as initials "F.S." in Latin, within a square cartouche. It measures approx. 9-1/2" x 7".
300/500 Sold $460.00
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