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16. A Silver-Gilt Reliquary, By the Firm of Pavel Ovchinnikov, Moscow, Russia, 1868

The architectural form finely engraved with scenes from the life of Christ, the rectangular base engraved in Cyrillic, celebrating Saints Nicholas, Andrei, Yefimy, Anna, John, and Mary, applied with two figures of angels, surmounted with an oval repousse medallion depicting the Resurrection of Christ, the upper portion of the reliquary opening to reveal two compartments, raised on four scroll legs, hallmarked. 13 1/4" h.

3,000/5,000

Condition: one leg re-soldered, gilding slightly worn.