A silver-gilt, cloisonné and champlevé enamel icon of St Nicholas the Wonderworker, Ivan Alexeevich Alexeev, retailed by Nemirov-Kolodkin, Moscow, 1899-1908

St Nicholas with gilt repoussé robes adorned with two cloisonné enamel crosses in shades of white, red and blue, clutching a similarly enamelled bible in his left hand and halo above, flanked by Christ and the Mother of God in miniature, reserved on a gilt ground with raised foliate borders, struck to the halo with retailer’s mark, 84 standard and date 1892, struck to lower edge with maker’s initials Cyrillic IAA, 84 standard, 1899-1908

27 cm x 31.5 cm; 10 1/2 in. x 12 3/8 in.