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TWO RUSSIAN SILVER-GILT ICONS OF THE MOTHER OF GOD
THE OKLADS MARKED MOSCOW, 1898-1908
The Kazanskaya Mother of God, realistically painted with chased and engine turned oklad, maker's initials in cyrillic S G - 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm.) high; together with a small oval icon of the Iverskaya Mother of God in silver, with suspension loop, maker's initials in cyrillic G S - 4 3/8 in. (11 cm.) (2)
THE OKLADS MARKED MOSCOW, 1898-1908
The Kazanskaya Mother of God, realistically painted with chased and engine turned oklad, maker's initials in cyrillic S G - 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm.) high; together with a small oval icon of the Iverskaya Mother of God in silver, with suspension loop, maker's initials in cyrillic G S - 4 3/8 in. (11 cm.) (2)