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Crafts [Ремесло]

Ремесло (remeslo) are traditional crafts made in small and medium-scale workshops based on handicraft skills and a limited division of labor within the workshop. Ремесло labor, after separating from agricultural labor, was initially developed within feudal estates. Skilled artisans then moved to village, towns and cities, and began to organize as артели (artels), or guilds. The traditions of these guilds were built up and passed on over hundreds of years throughout Europe, including Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, Bulgaria, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania and elsewhere (as well as in countries in Western Europe). We invite you to explore in more detail by clicking on any of the images. Most items unique and subject to prior sale.  

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    "Lubok" Cutting Board

    "Lubok" Cutting Board

    Cutting Board "Chicken Thief". Painted in the Lubok graphic style. If this type of art is appealing to you, then you are in luck! We have this one-of-a-kind unusual decorative cutting board in the style of the "lubok" (лубо́к, лубо́чная картинка), which...
    MSRP: $40.00
    Was: $40.00
    Now: $25.00
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  • Pizhemskaya Spoon, Belomorskie Uzory (Пижемкая ложка, Беломорские Узоры).

    Pizhemskaya Spoon, Belomorskie Uzory

    Pizhemskaya Spoon, Belomorskie Uzory (Пижемкая ложка, Беломорские Узоры). Made at the Arkhangelsk enterprise "Belomorskiye uzory" (Беломорские Узоры), or Belomorskiye Patterns. A "Pizhemski" spoon is a decorated spoon. Made in the 1990s, label (in...
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    Boretskaya Painted Spoons, pair (Расписные Борецкие Ложки (пара)

    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...
    MSRP: $35.00
    Was: $35.00
    Now: $24.00
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    Gorodets Decorative Board Hand Made and Painted in Russia

    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...
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    "Golden Ring" Khotkovo Carved and Painted Box

    "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...
    MSRP: $60.00
    Was: $60.00
    Now: $48.00
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  • Patchwork  Pull-Along Toy Horse

    Patchwork Pull-Along Toy Horse

    Patchwork Pull-Along Toy Horse. This horse on wheels with a prominent muzzle came from Russia about 20 years ago. The mane and tail are made of rope and the whole horse is put together by hand from color-blended cotton. The wheels are wood. An uncommon...
    $50.00
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    "Emelya's Surprise" Walrus Tusk Carving

    "Emelya's Surprise" Tusk Carving

    "Emelya's Surprise" (Удивление Емели). From the Russian Folk Tale "By the command of the pike" (По щучьему велению). Lazy (but lucky) Emelya has just pulled the magical pike from out of the fishing hole with his bare hands. The fish implores him to spare...
    MSRP: $99.00
    Was: $99.00
    Now: $60.00
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    Pokerwork Double Headed Eagle Keepsake Box

    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...
    MSRP: $40.00
    Was: $40.00
    Now: $30.00
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