RUSSIAN OLD-BELIEVERS ICON WITH MAGNIFICENT GILDED SILVER OKLAD SHOWING THE ENTRY OF MARY TO THE TEMPLE, THE MOTHER OF GOD ZNÁMENIE AND SAINTS
probably St. Petersburg, shortly after 1800
84 silver mark and master’s mark "B.C"
35.4 x 28.1 cm, weight oklad. 548g
The saints below are from left to right: St. Theodosia, St. John Klimakos, St. Basil, St. Antipas, St. Guardian Angel, St. Metropolitan Peter, St. Martyr Basil, St. George and St. Daria.