RUSSIA Rare imperial icon of Saint Nicholas the Thaumaturgist by Kuzma Konov. Oil and gold leaf on wood in a beautiful oklad in 84 zolotniks silver (875 thousandths) with repoussé scroll decoration and surmounted by the Russian imperial eagle, the back trimmed with silk (some threads pulled) applied with a plate engraved in Cyrillic "Blessing from Their Majesties / Christmas 1915". Preserved in its original Imperial Cabinet case in burgundy-red cardboard lined with cream silk, with the imperial eagle applied to the lid in gilded bronze. and inside the gilt stamp of Olovyanichnikov & Fils (damaged at the bottom). Moscow, 1908-1917. Goldsmith: Kuzma KONOV for OLOVYANICHNIKOV & FILS. H. 15.5 x L. 11 cm. Gross weight: 178.93 g. Provenance - Present from Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna for Christmas 1915. - Private collection from the South of France.