St. Nicholas the Miracle-Worker with a Silver-Gilt and Cloisonné Enamel Oklad

MAKER'S MARK 'A?, TOWN MARK INDISTINCT, 1896-1908

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St. Nicholas the Miracle-Worker with a Silver-Gilt and Cloisonné Enamel Oklad
Maker's mark 'A?, town mark indistinct, 1896-1908
The saint portrayed realistically, raising his right hand in a benediction and holding the Gospels in his left hand, the saint's parcel-gilt vestments repoussé and chased with foliate and geometric motifs, the cut-out crown and halo enameled with varicolor scrolls and foliage, in a glazed wood kiot with a gilt-wood surround, marked on halo
The icon 8 in. (20.3 cm.) high, 6 5/8 in. (17.3 cm.) wide

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