Russia, Imperial. A Framed Icon Of Our Lady Of The Sign Of Novgorod, C.1900 United Republic of hallmarked with an eagle's head

hallmarked with an eagle's head on the reverse of the integral suspension

attached to a button marked CTRIA CARDENAL CISNEROS in brass

including his probationary period)

measures 209 mm (w) x 126 mm (h)

His "Delusion of Insanity" forced his admission to the Ontario Military Hospital at Cobourg

Russia, Imperial. A Framed Icon Of Our Lady Of The Sign Of Novgorod, C.1900 United Republic of hallmarked with an eagle's headA framed and extremely well preserved icon of Our Lady of the Sign of Novgorod. Constructed of a gessoed and tooled wooden base with egg tempera, the obverse of the icon features a gilded base with an arabesque border, topped at the corners by black discs bearing Greek characters MP Y (Mother of God), surrounding a hand painted image of the Theotokos with hands raised in prayer at the moment of the Annunciation, cloaked in a red veil with a blue