A silver-gilt and champlevé enamel icon of St Anna Kashinskaya, Kuzma Konov, Moscow, 1899-1908

A silver-gilt and champlevé enamel icon of St Anna Kashinskaya, Kuzma Konov, Moscow, 1899-1908

depicting the saint in half-length, the halo applied, the raised border decorated with blue, green and white enamel in interlocking semicircles like the yin and yang, the saint's name engraved in Art Nouveau style lettering either side of her head, struck with maker's initials, struck in the field and to the lower edge with workmaster’s initials, 84 standard

11 by 9.2cm; 4 5/16 by 3⅝in.