Alexandra Kriksunova
← All restorations

Enamel icons

Ceramics & glass

Object
Collection of icons in painted enamel (finift)
Date
Mid- and late 19th century
Collection
Private collection

Compensation of losses in the enamel. Development and application of an original technique for a protective coating based on synthetic resins that does not damage the enamel surface.

1Icon with three saints. Before restoration.
2Archangel Michael. Before restoration.
3Virgin and Child. Before restoration. Damage along the edges.
4Saint Sophia. Before restoration.
5Reverse of an icon. Before restoration. Losses along the edges and cracks in the enamel.
6“The Resurrection of Christ” with border scenes of the feasts. Before restoration.
7Reverse of the icon “The Resurrection of Christ”. Inscription and cracks in the enamel.
8“Holy Martyrs Faith, Hope, Charity and their mother Sophia”. During restoration: applying filler to areas of enamel loss.
9Icon with three saints. After restoration.
10“Holy Martyrs Faith, Hope, Charity and their mother Sophia”. After restoration.
11Archangel Michael. After restoration.
12Virgin and Child. After loss compensation.
13Saint Sophia. After restoration.
14Reverse of an icon. After loss compensation.
15“The Resurrection of Christ”. After restoration.