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PROPERTY FROM THE DESCENDANTS OF GRAND DUCHESS XENIA ALEXANDROVNA
A JEWELED SILVER-GILT AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL ICON OF THE MOTHER OF GOD OF SMOLENSK
MAKER'S MARK 'E.A', MOSCOW, 1899-1908
Details
A JEWELED SILVER-GILT AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL ICON OF THE MOTHER OF GOD OF SMOLENSK
MAKER'S MARK 'E.A', MOSCOW, 1899-1908
Rectangular, the figures painted realistically, the Christ child with his right hand raised in a blessing, the Mother of God behind him, each with a varicolor cloisonné enamel halo, within a similarly enameled border set at intervals with hardstone cabochons, with suspension loop and velvet backing, the edges with later inscriptions in Russian 'Blessings [from] Amama/17th of [June] 1945', marked on front and lower edge
4¼ in. (10.8 cm.) high with suspension loop
MAKER'S MARK 'E.A', MOSCOW, 1899-1908
Rectangular, the figures painted realistically, the Christ child with his right hand raised in a blessing, the Mother of God behind him, each with a varicolor cloisonné enamel halo, within a similarly enameled border set at intervals with hardstone cabochons, with suspension loop and velvet backing, the edges with later inscriptions in Russian 'Blessings [from] Amama/17th of [June] 1945', marked on front and lower edge
4¼ in. (10.8 cm.) high with suspension loop
Provenance
A gift from Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna (1875-1960).
By descent to the present owner.
By descent to the present owner.
Brought to you by
Nick Dinerstein
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