A SILVER-GILT AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL ICON OF ST. SERGIUS OF RADONEZH
PROPERTY FROM A NEW YORK PRIVATE COLLECTION
A SILVER-GILT AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL ICON OF ST. SERGIUS OF RADONEZH

MARKED P. OVCHINNIKOV WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, OVERSTRIKING THE MAKER'S MARK 'AM,' MOSCOW, 1896

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A SILVER-GILT AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL ICON OF ST. SERGIUS OF RADONEZH
MARKED P. OVCHINNIKOV WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, OVERSTRIKING THE MAKER'S MARK 'AM,' MOSCOW, 1896
Rectangular, the saint realistically painted with his right hand raised in a blessing, his left hand holding a scroll, the text champlevé enameled, with a blue champlevé enamel halo, the oklad engraved with scrolling foliage, the corners set with varicolor cloisonné enamel rosettes, with burgundy velvet backing, marked on lower rim and halo
10½ in. (26.7 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired by the father of the present owner, 1970s-1980s.

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