Three-Headed Dragon Nesting Doll 3pc./7"

The creative minds at the Golden Cockerel studio have done it again! Never has there been a matryoshka such as this dragon nesting cone! The dragon's 3 heads, wings and tail are attached with steel springs, which gives them a long-lasting comical bounce. What's more, this collectible features the 3 main characters from an age-old Russian folk tale: Zmey Gorinych (the dragon himself!); the noble dragon slayer - Dobrynya Nikitich; and the damsel in distress - Zabava Putyatishna, who is rescued from the dragon's clutches.

Production Techniques: Hand Painting/ Decoupage. This nesting doll was carved in the Upper Volga region, the Russian center of nesting doll carving. The carved pieced were assembled, doll inside a doll, then delivered to the Golden Cockerel workshop in St. Petersburg, Russia. Our artists first hand paint the background, then apply various detailed elements, such as faces, which we print on a very thin vinyl adhesive. Such elements are reproduced original works of art we make specifically for nesting doll design. It is the artist’s magic brush that blends the two forms of artwork together into a unified piece. 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.