A RARE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL SILVER-GILT ICON OF THE MANDYLION
MARKED KHLEBNIKOV WITH IMPERIAL WARRANT, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1903
Finely and realistically painted, the borders and rosettes at corners cloisonné enamelled with varicolour shaded scrolling foliage, marked on lower edge; in the original wooden case, with the original paper label inscribed ‘Bought from / Chlebnikoff, fils & Co / Moscow / 8.21.1903’
6¼ x 5¼ in. (16 x 13.3 cm.)
A RARE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL SILVER-GILT ICON OF THE MANDYLION
MARKED KHLEBNIKOV WITH IMPERIAL WARRANT, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1903
Finely and realistically painted, the borders and rosettes at corners cloisonné enamelled with varicolour shaded scrolling foliage, marked on lower edge; in the original wooden case, with the original paper label inscribed ‘Bought from / Chlebnikoff, fils & Co / Moscow / 8.21.1903’
6¼ x 5¼ in. (16 x 13.3 cm.)