A RUSSIAN ICON OF THE VLADIMIRSKAYA MOTHER OF GOD IN A GILT SILVER OKLAD, MOSCOW, CIRCA 1885 the Virgin Mother and the Christ Child shown in a tender embrace, the gilt silver oklad ornately decorated with intricate repousse ornament, the border of the oklad with an intertwined ivy pattern. Egg tempera and gesso on panel. 31.7 x 27.2 cm (12 1/2 x 10 3/4 in.), illegible makers mark, 84 standard
