A SMALL ICON SHOWING THE NATIVITY OF THE MOTHER OF GOD WITH A SILVER OKLAD Fabergé 5*10) inches

5*10) inches

an icon depicting Christ at the House of the Tax Collector signed upper left

Place: Found in Jerusalem

ha-Mered Ha-Gadol)

as one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers and one of the most prominent military saints

A SMALL ICON SHOWING THE NATIVITY OF THE MOTHER OF GOD WITH A SILVER OKLAD Fabergé 5*10) inchesA SMALL ICON SHOWING THE NATIVITY OF THE MOTHER OF GOD WITH A SILVER OKLAD Russian, early 19th century (icon), Russian, Saratov, 1834 (oklad) Tempera on wood panel. Finely executed in great detail with golden haloes on a gold ground. Two selected saints on the borders: St. John the Forerunner and St. Alexander Nevsky. Overlaid with a chased and embossed silver oklad. Marked with city hallmark, assayer's mark, 84 standard and master's mark 'JC'. 15. 8