Russia, Imperial. A Framed Icon Of Our Lady Of The Sign Of Novgorod, C.1900 Auction the so-called “Blitzmädchen”

the so-called “Blitzmädchen”

including one that enters the channel against the rising sun

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A mint and unissued example of a Gendarmerie NCO’s sleeve insignia

Russia, Imperial. A Framed Icon Of Our Lady Of The Sign Of Novgorod, C.1900 Auction the so-called “Blitzmädchen”A 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