Sleeping Princess Lacquer Box

Russian jewelry box hand painted in the unique Palekh style featuring an episode from the Tale of a Sleeping Princess and Seven Bogatyrs. Unbelievably colorful art of Palekh is known worldwide. Elegant black lacquered art pieces come to life with firebirds and troikas introducing us to the beauty of the fantastic world of Russian folk art. Village Palekh is situated about 250 miles to the north of Moscow. This is where they paint them. Artists use single hair brushes, real gold and egg tempera paint. Items are marked with the place of production and signed. Size: 9.8x7.9x2.8 inches (25x20x7 cm). Imported from Moscow, Russia. Production time: up to 20 business days.