A silver framed icon of a Guardian Angel, Lyubavin, St. Petersburg, 1913

the angel depicted full length with wings outspread, holding a cross and with the inscription, in Cyrillic, The Holy Guardian Angel, the silver frame decorated with a palmette design, with further inscriptions along the side in Cyrillic The blessing of S.P. Denisova, dated 26th April 1913, with a dedication on the back in Cyrillic, Holy Guardian Angel, may you be a guide and protector in the newly begun life journey of Natalya and forever keep her from harm, 84 standard, with later French Import marks

There is some craquelure and some minor paint scratches to the paintwork and the silver consistent with age. The icon would benefit from a professional clean. Unexamined out of frame. We would advise prospective buyers to view.
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