Icon - Mother of God of Tikhvin - .840 silver

Massive silver oklad/riza for the icon Mother of God of Tikhvin. Weight 340 grams, silver only Material 84 zolotnik silver (875/1000), original fire-gilded Assessed: Moscow 1894, inspector B.C (Victor Savinkov). 84, Saint George on horseback, master mark I.C. Technique: hand-driven, hand-engraved, filigree and polychrome cloisonné enamel (blue, red, green, white). AFM 30 by 26 cm Black back Many of these Russian rizas were removed in the Soviet era with a branding iron from the icon by people who wanted to burn the wood. Back burned, front remained beautiful. That is known and accepted — they call it Soviet remover burn. Belgium / Netherlands private possessio

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