Crafts [Ремесло]

Vintage Mogens Eigenbrod Couple [Denmark]

Vintage Scandinavian Folk Art Couple. Hand made, painted and assembled at Mogens Eigenbrod in Bogense, Denmark. Probably 1960s or '70s. This couple has been together for a long while, judging by their white hair. And yet, their expressions are youthful...

Vintage Krakow Lalki Dolls [Poland]

Vintage Krakow Costumes Poland Dolls. Lalki Regionalne, Warsaw. Distributed by the Cepelia Union of Handicrafts  dressed in regional costumes on wooden bases. Heads are not plastic. Painted faces. Late 1960s (or a bit earlier). Pair is 9¾" in...

Antique Vorontsov Brothers 19th c. Samovar

Antique Vorontsov Brothers 19th c. Samovar. Attributed to the Factory of the Vorontsov Brothers, Tula (second half of the 19th century.) The Vorontsovs owned two large factories with a staff of about 300 in Tula, one belonging to Vorontsov Brothers, the...

Birches. Semi-Precious Stone Mini Painting on Serpentine.

Birches (Березы). Natural Crushed Semi-Precious Stone Mini Painting on Serpentine. A elegant and stately birch tree stand in the forest. About the finest exponent of this art we've seen in a long time. Base is serpentine. Approximately 4" x 4". A few...

Wooden Cup [Krutets]

Wooden Cup (Крушка). Folk art from Krutets at its finest. The painting is wildly naïve and primitive enough to suggest that it was done by children, which is not uncommon in the region, as art is encouraged at a young age. And the cup is probably...

Transcarpathian Wines Souvenir, mid-20th century

This souvenir of Transcarpathian wines, manufactured in 1978, has survived intact. Made in the Mukachevo factory of art products (Мукачевская фабрика художественных изделий). Mukachevo is a city in the Transcarpathian region of Ukraine, near Uzhgorod. As...

Painted Spoons "Boretskaya", pair

Painted Spoons, Boretsk, pair (Расписные Борецкие Ложки, пара). Exquisitely hand made linden soup spoons. Painted with gouache paints and covered with a shiny varnish. Circa 1980-1990.  7½" in length, bowls are 2½" wide. 1 pair only...

Anna Teaglass Holder [Vintage]

Vintage Silvered Filigree Tea Glass Holder, 1980s. We cleaned these up nicely, so that they show little silver loss, and are clean and pleasing to handle. Made in Russia. 3" diameter and 3¾" to top of handle. Handful left. Condition note: traces...

Gorodets Painted Cutting Board

Gorodets Decorative Board. Gorodets painting (Городецкая роспись) has its roots in the making and painting of spinning wheels and distaffs. It is a very old and cultured folk art and can range from complex paintings to simple genre scenes, as represented...

Pre-Revolutionary Small Brass Samovar

Pre-revolutionary small brass samovar. Hand made, probably Tula - see the array of nuts holding the knobs. In distressed, used condition. Missing key. 14" tall. An unusual addition to a samovar collection. 1 only. Theories abound for this one. 1) it...

"Golden Ring" Khotkovo Carved and Painted Box

"Golden Ring" Carved and Painted Box. Khotkovo, "Folk Art" workshop. Circa 1980-1990. Wood, Abramtsevo-Kudrino flat-relief geometrical carving, lathe turning, painting. Lid lifts off. Applied blue felt at the bottom of the piece. On one of the roundels...

Russian Spun Brass Serving Tray 13¾"

Brass tray made in Russia. In good condition with a used patina and age-related wear. Faint maker's mark. 13¾" diameter.  Spun brass is identified by the concentric circular hammering pattern. 

Russian Spun Brass Serving Tray 14¾"

Brass tray made in Russia. In good condition with a used patina and moderate age-related wear. Faint maker's mark, and stamped 3. K. (ZK). 14¾" diameter.  Spun brass is identified by the concentric circular hammering pattern. 

Russian Spun Brass Small Serving Tray 8"

Brass tray made in Russia. In good condition with a used patina and moderate age-related wear. 8" diameter.  Spun brass is identified by the concentric circular hammering pattern. 

Vintage Kazakovo Filigree 1950s

Vintage Kazakovo Silvered Filigree Tea Glass Holder, circa 1950s. Delicate flowers (Ажурные цветы). Marked on underside: "КХИ" in a rectangle indicating the Kazakovsky factory of art products. 1-С on bottom indicates 1-й сорт (1st quality product)...

Vintage Kazakovo Filigree 1950s

 Vintage Kazakovo Silvered Filigree Tea Glass Holder, circa 1950's. Delicate flowers (Ажурные цветы). Marked on underside: "КХИ" in a rectangle indicating the Kazakovsky factory of art products. Beautiful patterns with a few seed grains. Has the...

Antique Zhostovo Work Artel c. 1925 "Bouquet on red background"

Antique Painted Tray. Bouquet on red background. Zhostovo Work Artel. Circa 1925-1930. Painted flowers on a tin tray. In very good condition with some wear and scratches. 15" x 12". Marked "Made in the Soviet Union" in white lettering at the bottom of...

Pokerwork Double Headed Eagle Keepsake Box

Pokerwork engraved wood jewelry box of the Russian Double Headed Eagle. From Russia, signed and dated by the artist. 4¼" diameter, 2½" tall. Clear lacquer finish, linden wood. Very good condition.  This item is well suited for the...

Small Persian Samovar [Vintage]

Small samovar. Older piece probably from Persian village. Handwork with rnate chasing and embossing. In Iran, samovars have been used for two centuries to boil water for tea, and was introduced originally from contact between Russia and Iran. Samovar is...