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Ukrainian Nesting Doll [Vintage]

Ukrainian Nesting Doll. Colorful vintage set from Ukraine, but unfamiliar to us. Perhaps Mirgorod, but that's an educated guess. Appears to be scarce. 5 nest, 4¾" down to short of 1". 1 only, as shown. Small paint chip top of 3rd piece,...

Ukrainian Girl Matryoshka [Vintage]

Ukrainian Maidens Nesting Doll (Український Дев Матрьошка). Before the breakup of the Soviet Union, Ukraine had a small, but energetic production center for dolls with traditional Ukrainian colors and design motifs. These dolls were not produced in great...

Warrior Box [Vintage Moldova]

Warrior Box. Moldavia USSR (today Moldova). Unusual hand made and painted warrior (воиничел) box with factory label on the bottom that identifies it as from 1973 and made in the Tiraspol Factory of Souvenirs ("Тираспольская фабрика сувениров"). As...

Matryona Bogorodsk Matryoshka

Matryona from Bogorodsk. Matryona (or Matrona) is derived from the Latin, which means a married woman. It also can be defined as "honorable lady", "mother of the family", or simply "mother". In some circles, matryona can be diminuated to matryoshka. A...

Matryoshka Perfume Case [Crimea] USSR

Matryoshka Perfume Case[Crimea] USSR (Матрешка для духов [Крым] СССР). Popular in the day 1970s nesting doll case that helds a glass vial of rose perfume (now missing). Made in the "Krymskaya Rosa" ("Крымская Роза") plant. Painted wood, plastic base. 3"...

Napoleonic War Bogorodsk Matryoshka

War of 1812 (Napoleonic War) Officer (Офиссер (Наполеоновская война). Initialed by the artist in Russian, "Bogorodskoye" in Russian, "Russia" in English, and the date 1999. 3 nest, 3⅝" x 2". About fine condition. 1 only. Bogorodsk is not known as a...

Matriarch [Poland]

Polish Matriarch. For quite a while, Poland was actively producing nesting dolls that were exported to the US, as well as elsewhere. But not many have survived in good shape, as they were meant to be played with, and often were beat up with pieces...

Mordovia "Erzyanka" [Vintage Bottle Case]

Mordva (Мордовия) Matryoshka Small Bottle Case, or Holder. This vintage small bottle holder, or box, is uncommon in our experience. It's name is  "Erzyanka", and it came from the Meltsan woodworking plant. "Made in USSR" stamp on the bottom. 1980s...