Christian, Orthodox icon of FIVE SELECTED SAINTS. | 5789 |

AN ICON DEPICTING FIVE SELECTED SAINTS, INCLUDING METROPOLITANS OF MOSCOW, ANNA THE PROPHETESS. Russia, circa 1900 Tempera on wood panel. Executed with fine detail throughout. Painted against a tooled background with spandrel and border patterns imitating a contemporary metal oklad. Minimal restoration. The reverse with a Cyrillic dedicatory inscription and a red Cyrillic seal reading 'SAS AFON'. Size: 12” x 10 1/4” (31 × 26.3 cm.)