this piece turned exactly 100 years old today !
plywood panel decorated with pyrography
most likely it was a base for a tear-off calendar
15,4x9,7cm
signed «May 16
1926
Lesnye Polyany»
SOLD
an amazing goldwork embroidery of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
decorated with mother-of-pearl beads, glass cabochons and sequins
the background is covered with small opaline glass beads
set in its original gold-painted wooden frame
18,4x14,5x2,5cm without a frame
SOLD
deck of soviet handmade prison playing cards called “stos”
full set of 32 cards ( russian prison cards don’t have “6” because “six” in prison slang means a person with the lowest position in the hierarchy, the one who is serving another )
made out of xray photos and paper
also ALREADY SOLD
antique pilgrimage souvenir from Jerusalem
carving mother of pearl pendant
late 19th - early 20th century
3,5x2,5cm
SOLD
ps i don’t send religious objects abroad , sorry
a small icon of some saint
a special type of inexpensive icon, where only the visible parts were drawn: faces, arms, and legs
the rest was usually covered with an icon cover made of foil, brass, or silver
Russia, 20th century
10,6x8,4cm
SOLD
antique icon of the Theotokos, Joy of All Who Sorrow
with a beautiful monochrome beaded icon cover and so unusual beaded frame
31x27cm
has some defects
SOLD
