RUSSIE, fin du XIXème ou début du XXème siècle The birth of the Holy Mother of God. Icon, tempera on wood on a golden background. Titled at the top. Back lined with a raspberry velvet. 21.8 x 17.5 cm. Some scratches and small missing pieces, especially in the upper right corner. Oklad in silver (84 zolotniki / 875 / min. 800) embossed and gilded with matte and bright, resuming the composition of the icon, with some differences in decorations and architecture. Openings revealing the heads and hands of the characters. Nimbus of Saint Anne and Saint Joachim decorated with polychrome cloisonné enamel. Ribbon of the frame decorated with a frieze of foliage; the upper part with titled cartouche. Goldsmith's mark : Syemyen YEGORNOV, active in Moscow between 1884 and 1908. MOSCOW, 1898-1914. Gross weight oklad : 131 g. - 22 x 17.7 cm. Small lacks to the enamels; plays in the fixings of the nimbus; some oxidations, notably on the rabbet. Removable frame in molded wood and gilded, in a window box to hang in blackened wood veneer. 29 x 24.6 cm. Wear to the gilding; some cracks, including a large one on the back, and small missing; missing element under the bottom rail.