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A RUSSIAN ICON OF THE DONSKAYA MOTHER OF GOD IN A GILT SILVER OKLAD, MARKED DD, MOSCOW, 1830S
Paul the Apostle and Venerable Sergius of Radonezh depicted alongside with the Mother and her Child. The oklad features chased and repousse floral motif with an intricate thin border, applied sunburst haloes and four enamel appliques. The oklad marked DD in Cyrillic, with dated assayer`s mark ND 183(?), illegibly dated Moscow town mark, 84 standard. Egg tempera, oil and gesso on a wood panel, verso draped with velvet. 33 x 27.3 cm (13 x 10 3/4 in.)