#005172 Title: Winter Fun Artist: Bokova Irina Size (cm): 18.5x4.5x4 Size (inches): 7.25x1.75x1.5 Price : $1950 SOLD!

 

Description:

This amazing oval box has been created by talented Artist Irina Bokova from the village of Palekh. It features the traditional theme of a Russian winter troika. The troika rushes along the village street passing by peasants and their houses. Some of the peasants work, the others get pleasure from various winter amusements. Some of them skate, sleigh, ski, while the others cook Christmas meal, decorated the Christmas tree, water cattle and pray inside the churches.
The details on a box are amazing, check the size of the box and a number of painted characters on it!
The scene is painted in bright orange, red and blue tones against the black background. It is richly decorated with gold and aluminum paints.
The edges of the lid and the box's sides are decorated with beautiful gold ornamentation.
The box is constructed from paper-mache. Black lacquer is used to paint the exterior of the piece while red lacquer completes the interior of the work. A hinge is fastened to the top of the composition. The box rests on a small platform and it is flat. The box is signed and dated (2005) by the artist at the bottom of the composition in gold paints.
Rare work on a market!