A RUSSIAN GILT-SILVER AND ENAMEL ICON OF IVERSKAYA MOTHER OF GOD, 1890

Dmitry Gorbunov, Moscow, 1890. The figures are dressed in repoussé and chased silver-gilt oklad, their robes and halos enriched with parcel gilding and shaded cloisonné enamel in polychrome floral and geometric motifs in blue, green, white, and red against a gilt ground. The enamel border is decorated with alternating stylized leaves and rosettes, with the lower section inscribed in Cyrillic "ИВЕРСКIЯ ПР.БЦЫ" ("Iverskaya Mother of God"). Hallmarks: 84 Russian silver standard, maker's mark "DG" in Cyrillic.

Dimensions: 6 x 4 1/2 in., (15.3 x 11.3 cm.)

Conditions: Good condition, enamel and gilding well preserved. Expected light wear and traces of use, consistent with age.

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