Beschreibung:

A FINE RUSSIAN ICON OF CHRIST, FABERGÉ, MOSCOW C. 1915. Here Christ is depicted holding a book of Gospels and delivering a blessing. The abbreviated shoulder height inscription identifies Him as - The Lord Almighty. It depicts Christ as the ruler or sovereign of the Universe. This title is taken from the book of Revelation 1:8, “I am the Alpha and the Omega says the Lord, Who Is, Who Was and Who is To Come, the Almighty.” It is often also referred to by its Greek title, Pantocrator which also means "Almighty." Christ delivers a blessing and holds an open book of Gospels to John 13:34. As typical on these types of personal or traveling icons commissioned by Fabergé, the painting is of the highest quality and in this case most likely executed by an iconographer trained in Mstera or Palekh. The overall style, use of a subtle green background, stippled gilt halo, and extensive use of chrysography all point to a master painter working in the revival style promulgated by the court iconographers Emelianov, Chirikov and Gurianov. The silver frame rendered in the Neo-Byzantine taste with chased diamond chain border and with folding suspension loop at top. Hallmarked Moscow circa 1908-15, Cyrillic maker’s mark K.FABERGÉ beneath the imperial warrant, 84 standard and Fabergé scratched inventory number 32600. The verso with period dedicatory inscription dated May 1915. Height 2.8 inches (7.5 cm).