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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;shallow_ocean_spectre, post: 1213117, member: 142&quot;][USER=136]@SBSVC[/USER] - Crete has been - and continues <i>today</i> to be - an important producer of Greek Icons in many styles.&nbsp; A close inspection (a 30x loupe and good lighting) of the enamelwork might give you a clue.&nbsp; With absolutely no intent to diminish this lovely piece in any fashion, if, indeed, this is raised-field champlevé, it seems not to have been carefully stoned before its final firing, nor do the cells appear to have been brought above level before stoning, which suggests factory work, rather than jeweler&#039;s quality handwork.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;d probably suggest that it&#039;s not of Italian manufacture, since most of the modern Italian-made champlevé-on-silver pieces are a little more delicate and elaborate, vide:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.thebestinfavors.com/assets/images/RL1550.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Caveat: this reply falls into the category of pure speculation, based upon a fragile and tenuous grasp of religious iconography.</p><p>.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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