A Fabergé Gilded Silver Mounted Carved Wood Icon, Moscow, circa 1895

circular, the icon depicting the Appearance of the Mother of God to St. Sergei of Radonezh, probably Sergiev Posad, the glazed frame with suspension loop, struck K. Fabergé in Cyrillic with Imperial Warrant, 84 standard, and scratched inventory number 2208

very fine carving and good condition, the icon with some tiny areas of regluing behind the Virgin's halo and beneath clouds, the gilded silver frame with some rubbing and scratching consistent with age and use
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