Box (3) - Papier-mache

Refined lot of 3 antique Soviet-era Russian lacquered papier-mâché boxes, finely hand-painted with traditional miniatures, fairy-tale motifs and gold details.
All three pieces come from the famous Kholuy art village (RSFSR) and are accompanied by original factory certificates/documents of the time, machine-printed, complete with stamps and original Beriozka state store prices.
The lot includes:
Large Rectangular Box ("The Golden Rooster" / Zolotoj Petushok)
Subject: Rich fairy-tale palace scene with figures in traditional dress, the king in the center and the phoenix/golden rooster on the roof.
Inscriptions: Title "Zolotoj Petushok", origin "p. Kholuy", artist's signature "Malaev M.".
Documentation: Internal certificate dated June 23, 1982, era cost 62 rubles 80 kopeks (Beriozka label 87.90).
Inscription on the bottom: Contains the original gilded label "Made in USSR".
Small Square Box ("In the Far Realm" / V Tridevyatom Tsarstve)
Subject: Knight with red cloak on a white horse in front of a fortress with onion-domed towers.
Inscriptions: Title and artist's signature on the base of the miniature.
Documentation: Original certificate from September 21, 1982, era cost 17 rubles 50 kopeks (Beriozka label 24.50).
Inscription on the bottom: Contains the original gilded label "Made in USSR".
Small Rectangular Box ("Epic Scene / The Warrior and the Princess")
Subject: A warrior on horseback meets a young woman at the fortress entrance.
Inscriptions: Signature and place of origin in gold on the bottom.
Documentation: Original Kholuy factory certificate with an era Beriozka label (26-30 rubles).