Plaquette depicting the Resurrection and Descent to the Hades of Jesus Christ

An unusual staurorotheke icon centered with a gilt metal crucifix set within a shaped, recess against a porcelain ground painted with figures of the Mother of God, saints, prophets, and cherubim. This panel set within a gilded silver border set with paste gems imitating rose-cut garnets. The silk-velvet covered frame set with cast and chased gilded silver cherubim. The wood back exposed revealing 19th-century metal screws. Struck on the underside with partially obscured Cyrillic maker’s marks -Lavrov (ЛАВРОВЪ) with Moscow hallmark dated 1847 and 84 (.875) silver standard. The cherubim further marked with 84 silver standard.

Medium Russian Imperial porcelain Easter Egg with hand-painted image of Blessing Christ on the front and a traditional Russian Easter greeting "Christ is Risen!" on the back on the gold ground. Minor cosmetic scratches, otherwise very good original condition. 

3-panel folding travel skladen icon depicting Christ Almighty flanked by the Virgin Mary and Saint John the Baptist to form the Orthodox Deisis.

Large Russian Imperial porcelain Easter Egg with hand-painted wild flowers and a traditional writing in Russian "Christ is Risen!" Light scratches on the surface, otherwise very good original condition. 

Large Russian Imperial porcelain Easter Egg with hand-painted wild irises and flowers and the abreviation XB for traditional Russian Easter greeting "Christ is Risen!". Very good original condition. 

Large Russian Imperial porcelain Easter Egg with hand-painted wild roses and flowers. Very good original condition. 

Medium Russian Imperial porcelain Easter Egg with hand-painted wild flowers and traditional Russian "Christ is Risen!". Very good original condition. 

Medium Russian Imperial porcelain Easter Egg with hand-painted wild flowers. Very good original condition. 

Metal icon of four-folding panels depicting “Twelve Principal Orthodox Feasts and Miracle-working Madonnas.” The icon is divided into 20 smaller panels: five on the far right panel depicting selected icons on Madonnas venerated by saints (The Dormition Mother of God of Tichvin with selected Saints; Mother of God of Vladimir with selected Saints; Mother of God of Smolensk with selected Saints; Mother of God of Sign with Selected Saints with Praise of Mother of God - on the top) and the other 15 depicting a principal Feasts of the Orthodox calendar including The Annunciation; the Nativity of Christ; the Nativity … More