A VERY LARGE AND FINE ICON SHOWING ST. NICHOLAS OF MYRA WITH A SILVER-GILT RIZA Russian, Palekh, circa 1830 (icon), Russian, Moscow, Vasiliy Ivanovitch Popov, 1832 (riza) (Riza) Tempera on wood panel with kovcheg. The saint wears an himation decorated with crosses within roundels and a green stole. His face is painted in detail with gold highlights