ANTIQUE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX GOLD-PLATED SILVER ENAMEL PANAGIA CROSS ICON CHAIN 84

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ANTIQUE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX GOLD-PLATED SILVER ENAMEL PANAGIA CROSS ICON CHAIN 84 :
$3950.00

VERY RARE ANTIQUE RUSSIAN GOLD-PLATED SOLID SILVER BISHOPS PECTORAL ORTHODOX PANAGIA IN THE SHAPE OF CROSS, WITH CHAIN.
CHAMPLEVE AND HAND PAINTED ENAMEL.
TOTALLY HANDCRAFTED.
IN THE CENTER IS HAND PAINTED ENAMEL MEDALLION OF MOTHER MARY WITH JESUS.
THE CROWN AND THE SIDE ELEMENTS ARE ENAMELED WITH MULTICOLORED ENAMEL.
THE BACK IS ENAMELED WITH CHAMPLEVE ENAMEL , IN THE CENTER IS INSCRIPTION IN RUSSIAN
\"SAVE AND KEEP\".
THE PANAGIA IS MARKED ON THE BACK AND ON THE CROWN WITH 84 St.PETERSBURG SILVER MARK
(THERE IS VERY SMALL GREEK LETTER ALPHA ON THE LEFT OF THE HEAD) AND MASTERS MARK (MC).THE CHAIN IS MADE OF 49 GILT SILVER ELEMENTS CONNECTED WITH RINGS, 25 OT THE ELEMENTS ARE ENAMELED IN BLUE.
ALL THE CONNECTING RINGS OF THE CHAIN ARE MARKED WITH 84 SILVER MARK.SIZE OF THE PANAGIA IS HEIGHT 10.8 cm. (4.25 inches) AND 7.5 cm.( 3 inches ) WIDE.
THE CHAIN IS VERY LONG - 92 cm. ( 36.2 inches)THE TOTAL WEIGHT IS 163.1 grams.
VERY RARE ITEM IN VERY GOOD CONDITION.