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A PARCEL-GILT SILVER-MOUNTED ICON OF THE MOTHER OF GOD
Lot 270

A PARCEL-GILT SILVER-MOUNTED ICON OF THE MOTHER OF GOD

MARKED P. OVCHINNIKOV WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, MOSCOW, 1896

Closed5 June 2017

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A PARCEL-GILT SILVER-MOUNTED ICON OF THE MOTHER OF GOD
MARKED P. OVCHINNIKOV WITH THE IMPERIAL WARRANT, MOSCOW, 1896
The figures realistically painted, the border repoussé and finely chased with scrolling foliage in Byzantine style, the applied halos similarly decorated, the top edge engraved in Russian 'Blessing from uncle / to niece Countess Maria Kleinmichel /12 May 1897', marked on lower edge
10 3/8 in. (26.4 cm.) high

Presented to Countess Maria Kleinmichel (1846-1931).

Specialist note

Countess Marie Kleinmichel (1846-1931) was one of the most famous socialites in pre-revolutionary Russia. She organised balls and masquerades in her villa on Kamenny Island outside of St Petersburg, which became very popular among Russian nobility and members of the Imperial family.