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.

Saint Nicholas of Myra (270 - 343), was a historic 4th-century Saint and Greek Bishop of Myra. Because of the many miracles attributed to his intercession, he is also known as Nikolas the Wonderworker. He had a reputation for secret gift-giving, such as putting coins in the shoes of those who left them out for him and thus became the model for Santa Claus. His reputation evolved among the faithful, as was common for early Christian saints. Saint Nicholas is the patron Saint of sailors, merchants, archers, thieves, children, and students in Greece, Belgium, France, Romania, Bulgaria, Georgia, Albania, Russia, … More

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

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

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

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

Metal icon of four-folding panels depicting “Twelve Principal Orthodox Feasts and Miracle-working Madonnas.”

Large Russian brass plaquette depicting Three Hierarchs of the Orthodox Church: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom  

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

Saint Nicholas is depicted frontally half-figured wearing bishop’s clothes, blessing with his right hand and holding open Gospels with his left one. Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary offering a bishop’s omofor, both in Heavens are shown behind him. Eighteen roundels on the borders depicting the Deisis, Archangels, and Prophets.