For sale another lovely vintage black Russian box painted by the Russian Collection, artist: N. Kovaleva, circa 1993. The Fedoskino style miniature painting depicts a scene from "The Stone Flower" where Master Danilo is creating a malachite cup. Trimmed with beautiful gilt floral bordering. The interior with hinged lid is solid bright red, creating a rich quality item. This piece measures 4 1/2” l x 2” w x 2” d and is in good condition, some minor scratches on front and back. ************************************************************************************************ "The Stone Flower" also known as "The Flower of Stone", is a folk tale of the Ural region of Russia collected and reworked by Pavel Bazhov, and published in Literaturnaya Gazeta on 10 May 1938 and in Uralsky Sovremennik. It was later released as a part of the story collection The Malachite Box. "The Stone Flower" is considered to be one of the best stories in the collection. The story was translated from Russian into English by Alan Moray Williams in 1944, and several times after that. Ref: Wikipedia ************************************************************************************************ FYI: The art of lacquered miniatures is several millennia old, arriving in Russia during the 18 Century. Since then Russian lacquered articles have won a place for themselves in world culture. The miniature works of Fedoskino artists are in private collections and Museums around the World.
