Description:
Uniquely framed by an array of playing cards, this box by Ekaterina Bykova of Fedoskino features Pushkin's chilling tale of greed and obsession "The Queen of Spades". Hermann will stop at nothing to learn the secret of win- ning at cards, and it becomes his undoing. Several elements of the story are cleverly depicted in this composi- tion, which continues onto the sides of the piece where wintry city streets are beautifull depicted.