Chef Doll 5pc./6"

Our artists have cooked up another doll to showcase their talents -- the Chef Doll! The outermost doll depicts a spoon-wielding chef - you'll love the 3-D details! Nested inside are 3 assistant cooks, plus the kitchen cat - we think he's been rewarded for keeping the mice away! Dare we say it's a tasteful representation of a culinary craftsman and his staff?

Production Techniques: Hand Painting. This doll was carved in the Upper Volga region, 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 quality, initialed by the artist, and dated like a true collectible. We can only hope you will give it a good home.

“The belly is ungrateful—it always forgets we already gave it something.” -Russian Proverb