Russian Beauty Matryoshka Doll 7pc./7"

The name of this nesting doll tells it all! As if found in the pages of a Pushkin poem, this fair maid wears a gold kokoshnik on her head, and a joy-red shawl of the finest thread. A classic beauty! You will be impressed with the immaculate quality of this item. She is produced in small numbers at the Golden Cockerel studio in St. Petersburg, Russia, and is decorated in rich red and pink hues with gold leaf foil accents. This doll set has 7 pieces, each featuring a Russian beauty with large blue eyes and a demure smile. An elegant gift or addition to your collection, she is indeed a captivating beauty.

Production Techniques: Hand Painting. This nesting doll was carved in the Upper Volga region, the Russian center of nesting doll carving. The carved pieces were assembled, doll inside a doll, and then delivered to the Golden Cockerel workshop in St. Petersburg, Russia. Our artists painstakingly hand paint every detail, beginning with backgrounds and moving to the finer elements that require a brush of very select Siberian squirrel hair. It is daunting to think of the time and talent invested in each of the nesting pieces! Finally we baptize each doll in multiple layers of non-toxic water-based lacquer to make a marvelous matryoshka that will delight children and collectors. The bottom of the largest doll gets stamped with Golden Cockerel's "Made in Russia " mark of nesting doll quality, initialed by the artist, and dated like a true collectible. We can only hope you will give it a good home.