A silver-gilt gem-set icon of St Sergei Radonezhsky and St Elisaveta, Kuzma Konov, Moscow, 1899-1908

A silver-gilt gem-set icon of St Sergei Radonezhsky and St Elisaveta, Kuzma Konov, Moscow, 1899-1908

the two saints depicted side by side in full length, their halos each applied with three coloured cabochon gemstones, their names inscribed vertically besides each of them, the border silver-gilt filigree openwork made up of three c-scrolls contained in circles, a large cabochon coloured gem in each corner, struck to the lower edge with maker's initials, 84 standard

22.2 by 17.9cm; 8¾by 7 1/16 in.