Bidspirit auction | 18TH C RUSSIAN OLD BELIEVER

18TH C RUSSIAN OLD BELIEVER ENAMEL CRUCIFIX CROSS - An 18th-century Russian Old Believer cast copper-alloy crucifix cross enriched with multi-color blue and turquoise champlevé enameling. The front features an eight-pointed Orthodox cross depicting the crucified Savior flanked by attendant saints, including the Holy Women to the left and Saint John with Saint Longinus to the right, under a header with the Image of Edessa and ministering angels. The lower section shows the walls of Jerusalem and the skull of Adam within the cave of Golgotha, all interspersed with Old Church Slavonic inscriptions. The reverse is fully decorated with a detailed cast floral and foliate scrollwork pattern. antique, icon, mednolitiye, devotional, Eastern, Byzantine, Christianity, artifact, relic, plaque. Dimensions 7 x 4 1/2 in. Condition Very good antique condition. The cast copper-alloy structure retains crisp relief detail with a rich gilt-bronze tone. The blue and turquoise enamel passages remain substantially intact with minor localized pitting, light wear, and surface oxidation consistent with age and traditional devotional use. The reverse displays a well-defined cast floral pattern with mild patination throughout.