Wonderful Antique Russian Icon Painting on Tin, Saint Nicholas and Saint Michael betting token it is in good antique

it is in good antique condition

the yellow meaning caution

I found this terrific "T" along with a "B" and an "R" (listed separately) packed together in an envelope at an antique shop and just fell in love with them

and a small fold at bottom right corner

A proper hook is missing

Wonderful Antique Russian Icon Painting on Tin, Saint Nicholas and Saint Michael betting token it is in good antiqueI've always got an eye out for religious icon paintings on tin, but rarely come across one I love as much as this large one, which is Russian (though much faded, there is painted Russian text in white above each figure) and depicts St. Nicholas at left and St. Michael at right. Saint Nicholas of Bari patron saint of children, sailors, and travelers (and the prototype of Father Christmas) is especially popular in Eastern Orthodox icons, most often