An icon of Mary Magdalen, in a silver-gilt and cloisonné enamel oklad, Orest Kurlykov, Moscow, 1894

An icon of Mary Magdalen, in a silver-gilt and cloisonné enamel oklad, Orest

Kurlykov, Moscow, 1894

depicting the Saint standing full length, the silver-gilt oklad repoussé and finely chased, with applied spandrels in

opaque blue, red and white enamels, the halo enamelled with the saint's name, the borders with a scrolling foliate

pattern, struck with maker's mark, 84 standard

32.3 by 27.6cm, 12⅝ by 10 4/8 in.