A RUSSIAN ICON OF THE TIKHVINSKAYA MOTHER OF GOD IN A GILT SILVER OKLAD, MARKED VZ IN CYRILLIC, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1863
in a chased and repousse gilt silver oklad ornately decorated with a pattern of interweaving ivy, the haloes with pierced edges. Oklad with a dated assayer`s mark, 84 standard. Egg tempera, gold leaf, and gesso on wood panel with a kovcheg. Two insert splints on the back. 31.5 x 27 cm (12 3/8 x 10 5/8 in.)