A silver-gilt icon of St Nicholas the Wonderworker, maker Cyrillic 'D.E.', Moscow, 1899-1908

A silver-gilt icon of St Nicholas the Wonderworker, maker Cyrillic 'D.E.', Moscow, 1899-1908

the oklad with raised halo chased with scrolls and floral motifs, the backdrop to the saint engraved with a gridded spiral pattern and a chased foliate motifs along the edges, inscribed on a raised cartouche below the saint's robes, struck in Cyrillic with workmaster's initials, 84 standard

30 by 41 cm; 11¾by 16 in.