Lot number 753 - Auction 131
A LARGE SILVER-GILT AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL ICON OF CHRIST PANTOCRATOR

A LARGE SILVER-GILT AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL ICON OF CHRIST PANTOCRATOR Russian, late 19th century (icon), Russian, Moscow, Pavel Ovchinnikov, 1896 (oklad) Tempera on wood panel with velvet backing. Christ finely painted, raising his right hand in benediction and holding champlevé enamel Gospels in his left hand, in seed-pearl vestments, the cut-out halo enamelled with stylised floral and foliate patterns within green and blue pellet borders. The oklad similarly cloisonné enamelled in shades of blue, green and translucent red. Marked on lower edge with assayer's mark and master's mark 'P. OVCHINNIKOV' in Cyrillic. Minor losses. 27 x 22.3 cm.