A SILVER-GILT CLOISONNÉ AND CHAMPLEVÉ ENAMEL ICON OF THE MOTHER OF GOD OF KAZAN

A SILVER-GILT CLOISONNÉ AND CHAMPLEVÉ ENAMEL ICON OF THE MOTHER OF GOD OF KAZAN

MARKED S.R. KUZMICHEV, MOSCOW, 1899-1908

Rectangular, traditionally painted, the silver-gilt mount applied with an ogee-form arch on coupled-columns, decorated with scrolling foliate motifs throughout, cloisonné enamelled in shades of blue, white and red, the halos similarly enamelled, with a blue champlevé enamelled name plaque, marked on lower edge with \'S.R. Kuzmichev\' in Cyrillic

12 3⁄8 x 10 1⁄2 in. (31.5 x 26.6 cm.)