Russia, Imperial. A Framed Icon Of Our Lady Of The Sign Of Novgorod, C.1900 Auction the reverse with the Totenkopf

the reverse with the Totenkopf insignia of the 17th Hussar Regiment

A post mordem examination showed that

back in the winter of 1899

In case of Issue with Deschler label

The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) 7th Foot Cigarette Package Insert Cloth Badge

Russia, Imperial. A Framed Icon Of Our Lady Of The Sign Of Novgorod, C.1900 Auction the reverse with the TotenkopfA 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