the Virgin 'Hodegetria' Icon with gilded silver oklad with an intricately chased and repousse ceremonial robes decorated with floral and foliate designs, heads of Virgin Mary and the Christ child are surrounded by radiating haloes executed with superior mastery. Oklad with Cyrillic maker`s mark 'SE', Cyrillic assayer`s mark of Andrey Kovalevsky 'AK 1849', 84 standard. Egg tempera and gesso on wood panel. 22.2 x 18.2 cm (8 3/4 x 7 1/8 in.)


PROVENANCE:
Inherited by the present owner from Maria Fedorovskaya, Ukrainian ?migr?, renowned gypsy dancer, and later founder of the famous New York Russian restaurant,