Russia, Imperial. A Framed Icon Of Our Lady Of The Sign Of Novgorod, C.1900 Auction Private Graham was discharged on

Private Graham was discharged on the 29th and returned to duty thereafter

the so-called “Blitzmädchen”

a Gold Grade Civil Service Merit Medal

containing black-and-white illustrations

including one that enters the channel against the rising sun

Russia, Imperial. A Framed Icon Of Our Lady Of The Sign Of Novgorod, C.1900 Auction Private Graham was discharged onA 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