A Russian Orthodox icon of four 'Chosen Saints Martyr Herman, Johan, Slatoust (John Chrysostom), Evdokjia, Mary Magdalene, 19th century, in tempera colours against a finely tooled gilded ground with intricate, borders with coloured enrichments, upon a gesso prepared wooden panel with single batten, Slavonic church script to lower border, with 1971 Moscow, export licence, in Cyrillic and German attached verso with title of work, height 35.5 cm, width 31 cm