A RUSSIAN ICON OF THE MANDYLION (SPAS NERUKOTVORNY) WITH GILT SILVER AND CLOISONNE ENAMEL OKLAD, MOSCOW, 1891-1896 depicting the Holy Visage, egg tempera and gesso on wood panel, overlaid with gilt silver oklad finely chased to simulate an embroidered cloth lifted by two angels in the upper corners against floral arrangements, the raised halo and spandrels with stylised floral and foliate patterns, with conforming enamelled border and corner plates, marked with 84 standard, Moscow town mark, workmaster's mark A.Ch in Cyrillic , set in custom-made wooden kiot; dimensions of icon: 31 x 26.7 cm (12 1/4 x 10 1/2 in.) Start Price : 20000