Back in the days Palekh was famous for its icon painting. After the Revolution of 1917 artists tried to find the way of self-expression. So an amazing lacquer miniature painting appeared as a great part of Russian handicraft. In 1925 Palekh artists exhibited their works on the World exhibition in Paris.

The Palekh miniatures usually represent characters from real life, literary works, fairy tales, bylinas and songs. Traditionally, they are painted with local bright paints over the black background and are known for their delicate and smooth design, abundance of golden shading, and accurate silhouettes of flattened figures.

One of the most valuable and rare art works in our collection is a lacquer box made by Vera Smirnova «Adventures of Alice». The quality and the painting made using one squirrel hair brush is really impressive! The ornament was made with a specially prepared gold leaf, that makes the art work unique and exclusive. To bring the box perfect brilliance the item was polished with a teeth of a wolf.

Such a box is a real collectable item and will impress any connoisseur.

Size: l8cm long, 14,5cm wide, 4,5cm high.