1989 vintage soviet russian hand painted palekh lacquer box, Palekh.

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1989 vintage soviet russian hand painted palekh lacquer box, Palekh. :
$100.00

1989 Novikova Lyudmila Fyodorovna\"The Tale of the Dead Princess\"
Genuinevintage soviet USSR russian hand painted palekh lacquer box, from Palekh village.
Produced in1989.Artist:Novikova Lyudmila Fyodorovna
About artist:Born April 2, 1951 in the city of Kineshma, Ivanovo region. Member of the Union of Artists of Russia since 1993. In 1975-1980 she studied at the Palekh Art College. The teacher is Y.A. Brovkin.In 1980-1991 she worked in the Palekh artistic and industrial workshops (since 1989 - the creative and production organization of the Union of Artists of the RSFSR \"Palekh Association\"). In 1992, she participated in the creation of the iconostasis of the Church of Elijah the Prophet in Palekh.Member of the Palekh Artel since 1991.
A great influence on the creative work of Novikova was provided by the artists Markichev, Kotukhin, Vatagin.Subjects of works: folklore, genre scenes, religious.Participant of exhibitions since 1991.
The worksof Novikovaare kept in the:State Museumof Palekh Art (Palekh),All-Russian Museum of Decorative, Applied and Folk Art (Moscow)
STORY:\"The Tale of the Dead Princess\" or \"Sleeping Beauty\".
Once upon a time in a land far, far away, an evil queen sat with her magic plate in her hand.A magic apple would roll around a plate and reveal answers to any questions. She was appalledwhen this mirror said to her that she was no longer the most beautiful in all the land, but that ayoung princess was instead. In her rage, the evil queen ordered that the princess be led deepinto the forest, and then be killed. However, the old woman assigned the grim task of leadingthe beautiful girl astray took pity upon her intended victim, and left her in the forest without killing her.In the forest the princess found shelter with seven \"bogatyrs\" (warriors), and she lived there very happily.She had no idea that back in the castle the wicked queen\'s magic mirror had told her the secret of thegirl\'s whereabouts, and that the queen had made plans to ensure that the princess would not onceagain escape her wrath. One day, the beautiful princess was approached by a seemingly harmlessold woman who offered her a delicious red apple. The naive princess never suspected that it wasthe evil queen in disguise, and gladly took the apple. Upon her first bite she fell into a deep,seemingly irreversible sleep. But all hope was not to be lost. Far away, the great Prince Yeliseihad heard of the fate befallen his love, and set out to break this spell which had cast her into sucha deep sleep. He rode on his horse, inquiring first of the moon, then the wind, and then the sun,as to where his princess could be found. He finally found her sleeping body.Smashing the tomb with his sword, he broke the evil spell, and the princess awoke. They lived happilyever after. The evil queen however, did not. She died of grief as soon as her mirror revealed to her thatthe princess would live happily ever artisticlevel.Measures: 100mm (3.93 inch) x 65 mm (2.55 inch) x 45mm (1.77 inch)Hand Made in USSR
Very goodauthentic serious,nochips or cracks. Please, look at the photos.All photos are real, you receive what you see on them.I do not sell cheap imitations or fake.This is not a decal or decoupage or modern sleaze.All boxes that I sell is 100% original vintage art of lacquer miniatures,created during the Soviet era in USSR.For me, the state of the object is very important. Deformations, cracks, loss of the picturesque and varnish layer immediately translate the object into a non-collector\'s rage. Therefore, I try to represent objects in a collector\'s state, with minimal scuffs and traces of use. Basically these are items from my and other private collections that I bought sometime for myself.
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