A silver and cloisonné enamel icon of St Nicholas the Wonderworker, oklad by Dmitry Smirnov, painting by K.I. Malishev, Moscow, circa 1890

the silver oklad heavily chased and engraved with a scrolling foliate geometric motif, the saint's robes repoussé and chased to mimic embroidery, the halo, bible, labels and crosses with cloisonné enamelling, struck to the lower edge with maker's initials, 84 standard, the painting signed K.I. Malishev, the reverse of the icon further stamped with painter's mark under the fabric

31.2 by 26.8cm; 12 1/4 by 10 1/2 in.