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Hand Painted Matyroshka 10 PC Russian Nesting Doll

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 400.00 USD
Hand Painted Matyroshka 10 PC Russian Nesting Doll
For your consideration in this lot we have a matyroshka hand painted 10 piece Russian nesting doll. The dolls where invented in 1890 by Vasily Zvyozdochkin at the Children's Education Workshop. The dolls are referred to as nesting dolls as each doll separates at the middle to shows a smaller, similar doll inside, which in turn has a even smaller doll inside it, and so on. This set shows wooden construction with hand painted exteriors showing a woman in a shawl with flowers in her hands. The set comes with a total of ten dolls, each smaller than the one before it. The dolls show very good condition overall. The largest of the dolls measures 9" tall with a diameter of 4" and the smallest measures 3/4" tall.