AN ICON 'SAINT ALEXIS, THE MAN OF GOD' MOSCOW, EARLY 19TH CENTURY

Oklad: silver, chasing, gilding, polychrome enamels silversmith's hallmark in Cyrillic 'I.T' for Tarabrov Ivan Filippovitch, owner of the silversmith's workshop founded in 1893 and known until 1913. Works from the Tarabrov workshop are of great interest to collectors oil on wood 36 x 28.5 cm Condition: the enamel on the crown has probably been renewed, and the painting of the saint's face also shows signs of late intervention.