Box (3) - Papier-mache
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Set of three Soviet-era Russian lacquered papier-mâché boxes in black with red interiors, hand-decorated with detailed folklore and fairy-tale scenes, each bearing the artist’s signature, origin village and original Beriozka shop labels with ruble prices; estimated period 1970–1980; made of paper-mâché.
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Refined set of 3 boxes from antique Soviet-era Russian papier-mâché lacquered black on the outside with a red lacquer interior, hand-decorated with detailed scenes drawn from Russian folklore and popular fairy tales. Each piece bears the original signatures of the artists, the belonging schools, and the vintage Beriozka shop labels with prices in rubles.
The lot consists of:
Large Box (Palekh School, 1983)
Subject: Fairy-tale scene depicting a knight on horseback and a girl in the enchanted forest.
Signature / Inscription: Artist's signature "Fomin N." (Fomin N.), year "1983", inscription "Palekh".
Details: Decorated with a golden motif along the upper edge and the base. Keeps inside the original Soviet-era label.
Small Box 1 (Kholuy School / Kholuy)
Subject: "Ilya Muromets" (the Russian epic hero on horseback before a royal banquet).
Signature / Inscription: "Ilya Muromets", village "Kholuy", artist's signature (Moiseyev).
Details: Red lacquered interior with Beriozka original label (73.60 rubles).
Small Box 2 (Kholuy School / Kholuy)
Subject: "The Little Humpbacked Horse" (Konok-Gorbunok) and the Firebird.
Signature / Inscription: "Konok-Gorbunok", village "Kholuy", artist's signature (Malakhov V.).
Details: Finished with elaborate gold floral ornaments in solid gold leaf and lower supporting feet. Retains original Beriozka label (52.20 rubles).
Refined set of 3 boxes from antique Soviet-era Russian papier-mâché lacquered black on the outside with a red lacquer interior, hand-decorated with detailed scenes drawn from Russian folklore and popular fairy tales. Each piece bears the original signatures of the artists, the belonging schools, and the vintage Beriozka shop labels with prices in rubles.
The lot consists of:
Large Box (Palekh School, 1983)
Subject: Fairy-tale scene depicting a knight on horseback and a girl in the enchanted forest.
Signature / Inscription: Artist's signature "Fomin N." (Fomin N.), year "1983", inscription "Palekh".
Details: Decorated with a golden motif along the upper edge and the base. Keeps inside the original Soviet-era label.
Small Box 1 (Kholuy School / Kholuy)
Subject: "Ilya Muromets" (the Russian epic hero on horseback before a royal banquet).
Signature / Inscription: "Ilya Muromets", village "Kholuy", artist's signature (Moiseyev).
Details: Red lacquered interior with Beriozka original label (73.60 rubles).
Small Box 2 (Kholuy School / Kholuy)
Subject: "The Little Humpbacked Horse" (Konok-Gorbunok) and the Firebird.
Signature / Inscription: "Konok-Gorbunok", village "Kholuy", artist's signature (Malakhov V.).
Details: Finished with elaborate gold floral ornaments in solid gold leaf and lower supporting feet. Retains original Beriozka label (52.20 rubles).
Details
Era
1900-2000
Paper type
Papier-mache
Number of objects
3
Country of origin
Russia
Material
Paper
Condition
As new - unused
Height
3 cm
Width
10 cm
Depth
8 cm
Estimated period
1970-1980
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