A Diptych encased in a metal surround; the left side depicting the Adoration of the Virgin, shown enthroned with the Christ Child, surrounded by Kings, Prophets, Saints and Apostles, with St. John the Baptist as the Angel of the Wilderness below.St. Michael above, against an architectural background the right side showing the martyrdom of St. Stephen in a rocky landscape and above right Christ in a mandorla and the Lord Sabaoth in an Aureole, looking down and giving their blessings. Russian icon, Palekh School, circa 1800, size open (12 x 21½ cm).