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Russian Lacquer Miniature Sphere Box - Palekh

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Russian Lacquer Miniature Sphere Box - Palekh
A unique Russian lacquer miniature in the form of a spherical box, finely hand-painted with a detailed Palekh-style scene featuring a woman in traditional dress within a lush woodland setting. The figure is depicted reaching out to a glowing golden phoenix or firebird amid trees and stylized foliage, framed by a dense, jewel-toned palette of greens, oranges, and golds. Signed in Cyrillic at the base of the image with a clear date of 1995 and the Palekh school noted, the piece is characteristic of the renowned lacquer tradition rooted in illuminated manuscript painting. The lower portion of the box is decorated with a finely painted gold floral border, and the interior is finished in the traditional glossy red lacquer. Although spherical in shape, the piece opens cleanly along a horizontal seam and is likely intended as a small trinket or ring box, though it may also be considered a decorative snuff box.

Issued: 1995
Dimensions: 1.5"H
Country of Origin: Russia

Condition: Age related wear.