Arts and Crafts

Art of the Russian Matryoshka [1st ed]

Art of the Russian Matryoshka. R. Ertl and R. Hibberd. This book was written, produced and published a while ago, when cooperation with Russia was deemed fundamental to improving world relationships. CO (Boulder): Vernissage Press, 2008 (October). 240...

Tobolsk Museum Reserve

Tobolsk Museum-Reserve (Тобольский музей-заповедник). Yu. S. Nadtochy (Ю. С. Надточий). Sverdlovsk: Mid-Urals Publishing House (Средне-Уральское книжное изд-во), 1988.  Tobolsk, an old city founded in 1590 in Tyumen Oblast, is the second-oldest...

Semenov Catalog circa 1982

Semenov Souvenirs Color Catalog. 1982. Published by NOVOEXPORT USSR MOSCOW. 20pg catalog illustrating Semenov matryoshka dolls that were in production at that time, plus additional birch bark, straw inlay and carved wood utensils. Text in English,...

Советский фарфор 1920-30 гг (Soviet porcelain 1920-30)

Советский фарфор 1920-30 гг (Soviet porcelain 1920-30). Л. Андреева (Lydia Andreyeva).This book is the result of many years of work by the author, who studied the collections of state and factory museums as well as a large number of private collections...

Russian Porcelain Private Factories

V. Popov. Russian Porcelain: Private Factories. USSR (Leningrad): Khudozhnik RSFSR, 1980. Full-color index of porcelain hallmarks. Text in Russian, notes in English. Large hardcover with dustjacket. 320 pages. An excellent reference on Russian...

Palekh: The State Museum of Palekh Art

Palekh: The State Museum of Palekh Art. Vitaly Kotov and Larisa Taktashova. A profusely illustrated reference book with photos of many gorgeous lacquer miniatures from the most famous Russian village of all. Features some of Palekh's best artists,...

Russian Lacquered Miniatures

Vladimir Guliayev. Russian Lacquered Miniatures (Fedoskino Palekh Mstiora Kholui). Introduction and detailed histories about the four most accomplished and renown Russian miniature art centers. This is an extensive annotated catalog with descriptions of...

Embroidery of All Russia

Embroidery of All Russia. Mary Gostelow. NJ (Old Tappan): Charles Scribner's Sons, 1977. 158 pages. Hardcover with dustjacket in a clear protective jacket cover.  During two trips to Russia, Gostelow was privileged to be permitted to see collections...

Русская миниатюра на эмали (Enamel Miniatures )

Русская Миниатюра На Эмали (Russian Enamel Miniatures). G.N. Komelova. Miniatures on enamel were widespread in Russia in the XVIII century. The types of works included ceremonial and intimate portraits, ancient and biblical subjects, - led by a group of...

Kholui: Lacquered Miniatures

By Larissa Soloviova. Translated from the Russian by Evgeny Filippov, designed by Vassily Kiselev and Anatoly Savelov, photographs by Alexei Matveyev & Robert Papikian.  A thorough and comprehensive study of Kholui Miniature Art through 1991...

Russian Toys: Zagorsk

Russian Toys: From the Collection of the Zagorsk Museum of Toys. G. Dain. USSR Academy of Pedagogical Sciences. USSR (Moscow): Sovietskaya Rossiya, 1987. Small cloth hardcover in a decorative pictorial slipcase. 200 pages. 168 color...

Russian Folk-Style Figurines: A Collector's Notes

Russian Folk-Style Figurines: A Collector's Notes. Gennadi Blinov. A comprehensive guide to carved folk figures, including bird houses, whistles, rattles, straw dolls, horses, weather vanes, painted clay pottery, birch bark and willow rods toys, and much...

Easter Eggs [Book]

Easter Eggs. L.N. Solovieva. This beautifully illustrated book vividly displays the variety of designs of Easter eggs from Russia, both modern and antique, including precious jewelry and folk art. Easter egg art is well-known in Russia, but not so much...

Collecting Russian Art & Antiques

Collecting Russian Art & Antiques. Marina Bowater. The author, a Russian porcelain scholar and collector, has run commercial galleries in London for many years. She discusses with great enthusiasm many collectible arts from both Imperial and soviet...