ELEVEN PIECES OF IMPERIAL RUSSIAN PERIOD SILVER GREEK ICON A finely rendered icon

A finely rendered icon

16 inches x 11

perhaps using metal from church plate that had been “secularized” during his war with the Sasanid Persians

Pantocrator is a specific depiction of Christ

A SMALL ICON SHOWING THE TRANSFIGURATION OF CHRIST Russian

ELEVEN PIECES OF IMPERIAL RUSSIAN PERIOD SILVER GREEK ICON A finely rendered iconELEVEN PIECES OF IMPERIAL RUSSIAN PERIOD SILVER AND ENAMEL, CIRCA 1890 1910. Comprising a set of six matching silver gilt teaspoons with champlev enameled bowls, each hallmarked Moscow, 88 silver standard, and the imperial warrant above an indistinguishable maker's mark, length 5. 25 inches (13. 5 cm). Together with a large silver gilt cloisonn enameled tea strainer, hallmarked Moscow, maker's mark for Gustav Klingert, length 5. 6 inches (14. 2 cm).