A RUSSIAN ICON OF THE VLADIMIRSKAYA MOTHER OF GOD IN A SILVER OKLAD, SAINT PETERSBURG, FEODOR ANDREEVICH VERKHOVTSEV, 1834 the Virgin Mother and the Christ Child depicted in a tender embrace, both are clad in luminous red robes, the silver oklad with intricate repousse robes with floral ornament on the cloth and borders. Oil and gesso on panel with insert splints on top and bottom edges. 31.5 x 27 cm (12 3/8 x 10 5/8 in.), 84 standard, in a wooden kiot