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Lacquer Box "Proposal"

Product Number: AB100-034

Product Description:
The lacquer boxes from “Mstera” (a Russian village) usually have lighter colors and the painting backgrounds are never black. Some of the most common background s for all artwork are: light blue, red, gold or ivory. Unlike Palekh, Mstera is famous for its wide range of compositions; also every Mstera artist will have a slightly different artistic style. While some artists paint dynamic and colorful scenes from old well-known fairy tales or historic events, others concentrate their skills on exquisite floral designs. Creating a high-quality lacquer box is a long seven step process. Each box is covered with three or four layers of high gloss lacquer (usually black on an outside and red lacquer on an inside of the box). In the process of miniature painting, most artists use several sets of brushes of various thicknesses and very strong magnifying glasses. As a final step, every box is signed by the artist. Sometimes the theme of the box and name of the village are included with the date the box was finished. Finally, artists polish each box to make it extra smooth and shiny. The featured lacquer box was created and signed by the Mstera artist “Surikova”. It is a finely painted one of a kind masterpiece. This box includes beautiful fine details, life-like colors, gold leaf accents and a contrasting background. A box like this one that is displayed can take between 1 – 3 months to finish! The artists never cut any corners when making these and every single detail is handmade or hand-painted. These boxes are in high-demand and many collectors travel to Moscow and the surrounding areas just to purchase these boxes firsthand. We travel to Russia often to handpick only the absolute highest quality boxes for our customers.

Materials: hand-made lacquer box, tempera paint, gold leaf, high gloss clear lacquer.

This box is 2.5"W x 2.5"D x 2"H

Signed by the artist Surikova.

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Retail Price: $130.00

Sale Price: $99.95

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