Lot number 837 - Auction 147
FEINE IKONE MIT DER GOTTESMUTTER 'FREUDE ALLER LEIDENDEN' MIT CLOISONNÉ-EMAIL-BASMA

A FINE ICON SHOWING THE MOTHER OF GOD 'JOY TO ALL WHO GRIEVE' WITH A SILVER-GILT AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL BASMA Russian, Moscow, Emelian Kusnetsov, 1896-1908 Oil on wood panel with velvet backing. The Mother of God flanked by six selected saints, Sts. Olga and Alexander Nevsky among them. The borders overlaid with a silver gilt and cloisonné enamel frame decorated with geometric patterns. Marked with assayer's mark, 84 standard and master's mark 'EK'. Vertical crack. On the reverse plaque with Cyrillic dedication inscription, dated '1902'. 22.5 x 18 cm.