AN ICON SHOWING ST. JOHN THE FORERUNNER WITH A SILVER-GILT

AN ICON SHOWING ST. JOHN THE FORERUNNER WITH A SILVER-GILT AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL OKLAD Russian, late 19th century (icon), Russian, Moscow, Orest Kurlyukov, late 19th century (oklad) egg tempera on chalk ground on wood, verso velvet backing. Silver-gilt oklad with tempera on wood panel with velvet backing. The silver-gilt oklad repoussé and finely chased, with applied spandrels in opaque blue, red and white enamels. The borders with a scrolling foliate pattern. Struck with city hallmark, 84 standard, master's mark 'O KURYUKOV' and maker's mark 'IT' in Cyrillic. 33.6 x 29 cm. ICON WITH JOHN THE PROVIDER WITH CLOISONNÉ-EMAIL-OKLAD Russia, late 19th c. (icon), Russia, Moscow, Orest Kurlyukov, late 19th c. (oklad) Egg tempera on chalk ground on wood, velvet cover on verso. Gilt silver oklad with chased and engraved decoration, enamel. 33,6 x 29 cm. Hallmarked with city mark, fineness '84' and master mark 'O. KURLYUKOV' in Cyrillic and 'IT' in Cyrillic.