A RARE SILVER-GILT CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL ICON OF MANDYLION [SPAS NERUKOTVORENNYI]
MARKED KHLEBNIKOV WITH THE 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 wood case, with original paper label inscribed ‘Bought from / Chlebnikoff, fils & Co / Moscow / 8.21.1903’
6¼ x 5¼ in. (16 x 13.3 cm.)
A RARE SILVER-GILT CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL ICON OF MANDYLION [SPAS NERUKOTVORENNYI]
MARKED KHLEBNIKOV WITH THE 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 wood case, with original paper label inscribed ‘Bought from / Chlebnikoff, fils & Co / Moscow / 8.21.1903’
6¼ x 5¼ in. (16 x 13.3 cm.)