Kirov, Nolinsk, Vyatka (Viatka)

Vyatka "Coquette" 6pc [Vintage]

Kirov "Coquette" Matryoshka (Кировская матрешка "Кокетка"). In our experience, among almost all of the classic Kirov dolls we've encountered, a matryoshka with a flirtatious head tilt like this one, is most uncommon. The hand painted flowers on this set...

Kirov Matryoshka, 7nest [early 1980s]

Kirov 7pc, circa 1983. This matryoshka set was made in the 1980s, some 20 years after the formation of the production center. Any nesting dolls from the last quarter of the 20th century are somewhat scarce in about fine, unplayed with condition. Of note...

Viatka "White Flowers" Matryoshka [Vintage]

Viatka "White Flowers" Enhanced (Вятка "Белые Цветы" Улучшенная). Why enhanced? We invite you to learn more about it below. Of the several (over 800) hundred 7 nested sets that passed through our shop, we can remember only one that had, not one, but two...

Viatka "Shawl" Matryoshka [Vintage]

Viatka "Shawl" Enhanced (Вятка "Шаль" Улучшенная). Why enhanced? We invite you to learn more about it below. Of the several (over 800) hundred 7 nested sets that passed through our shop, we can remember only one that had, not one, but two pieces, that...

Viatka "Enhanced Uzor" Matryoshka [Vintage]

Viatka "Dark Brown Base" Enhanced (Вятка "Темно-коричневая база" Улучшенная). Why enhanced? We invite you to learn more about it below. Of the several (over 800) hundred 7 nested sets that passed through our shop, we can remember only one that had the...

Viatka 3 nest [1970s Vintage]

Vintage Mini Matryoshka. This doll with a neat paper label is an early version of the later  Viatka 3 nest (see link below). The main difference is the expression of the girl on the first piece, which speaks coded volumes to the political system of...

Viatka Nolinsk 8pc [Vintage 1970s]

Vyatka Nolinsk Matryoshka [Vintage 8pc]. This is a rarely encountered, in our experience, monochromatic doll with yellow tops (shawls) and purple bottoms (dresses) on the first five, then polka-dots and blank wood. The only piece that stands out is the...

Kirov "Straw" Matryoshka 5pc

Kirov Straw Inlay Matryoshka (Кировская Соломенная Инкрустация Матрешка). A marvel of Russian folk art! . Over a hundred tiny pieces of colored straw were painstakingly inlaid into this doll in both a flower and in geometric patterns. The straw is a...

Viatka Mini 3 nest [Vintage] SPECIAL!

Vintage Mini Matryoshka. The hand-painted flowers on this doll have some wonderful patterns in traditional colors of red, green and yellow. Made in the Kirov Factory in the late 1980s. 3 nested,  3". USSR label. Brand new condition. Read about the...