Fine Antique Russian Vermeil Silver Enamel Pendant Icon of Kazan Mother of God

A rare Russian five color polychrome enamel bronze travel icon depicting scenes from the life of the Prophet Elijah including the Fiery Ascension. The border in cornflower blue enamel and scrolled foliate elements topped by the Old Slavonic inscription- Obraz Sviatovo Proroka Ulii- Image of the Holy Prophet Elijah. In the upper left corner is of the hand of God on a white enamel background signifying the clouds. To the right is the Fiery Ascension of Elijah with his dynamic winged horses on a background of finely hand chased flames with stylized wind gusts. The Prophet holds the reigns in his right hand and reaches out with his left to his follower Elisha with a mantle for the parting of the waters of the river Jordan. The river Jordan takes center stage in the icon as a dramatic element - a wide swath of flowing waves with the scenes from the life of Elijah depicted to its left: The Prophet Elijah in the wilderness; Elijah hides in the desert and is fed by an Angel; and Elijah and Elisha crossing the river Jordan parted by Elijah's mantle. This scarce icon is especially significant for the Old Believers tradition. The Old Believers were the chief makers of bronze icons, created by using fire rather than painted by hand. The veneration of the Prophet Elijah, who through his sacrifice, was able to call for fire from heaven manifests a special connection for the sect. Fire, ogon in Russian, was viewed as a purifier and a link to the Last Judgement and the end of the world. Polychrome enamel icons...

Beautiful, unusual late 18th century Russian bronze travel icon of Saint Antipas, Saint Florus and Saint Lavros. Saint Florus and Saint Lavros are the Patron Saints of horses in Ru...

Superb, museum quality antique French silver and niello enamel high relief sculptural pectoral cross 19th Century Complex and beautifully rendered crucifix done in finely detailed ni...

Fine and rare antique Russian silver and enamel Holy Trinity icon Moscow, 1853 Marks: Cyrillic D O maker's mark, A C assay master's mark for Aggey Grigorievich Svechin ( Postnikova-L...

One of its fronts presents a textile background under a transparent glass, space that was surely designed to contain relics. The other side has a brightly colored enamel with the Vir...

This beautiful religious pendant is 1890 ca Rare find from the Art Nouveau period, having distinctive decoration of the era, it has been hand crafted of solid 18 KT gold, Austro Hungarian origin standing from age and language written on the reverse It is a large oval shaped, with amazing designed frame, typical Art Nouveau, depicting the blessed Virgin Mary standing on the moon in the blue sky surrounded by cherubs, beautifully executed, hand painted miniature giving a suave image of the Virgin with spectacular skills and colours reverse is in white porcelain with Blue inscription in Hungarian – translated: “Blessed Mary mother of God...

One of a kind and exclusive sterling gold pendant, Frances, an exquisite piece of pre-owned jewelry from the early 20th century. The pendant features a beautiful hand-enameled portr...

This Magnificent Antique XIXc 1890 Russian Silver Icon is hallmarked 84 zolotnik, Moscow, bearing an assay mark of Anatoly Apollonovich Artsybashev & maker's mark in Cyrillic “B.C...