Folk Art and Crafts NEW ARRIVALS

Antique Silver Niello Belt, Russian Empire

Russian 84 Silver Engraved Niello from Caucasus, early 20th c. Russian empire hallmarks indicating Kiev throughout. Hand forged with intricate chased engraved designs. Large buckle is latched by a clasp in the form of a miniature dagger on a chain. All...

Babushka Knitting Sock Easter Egg

Babushka Knitting (Бабушка вяжет носок). Kindly grandmother knits a brightly colored sock. Signed by artist, dated 1990. Made in Moscow. 3". 1 only.

Double Salt with Ornament, Chuvash Republic

Double Salt with Ornament (Солонка Двойная с Орнаментом). An interesting and unusual art-quality souvenir from 1979 designed and created by Vladimir Rufovich Gorbunov. 6½" length, 3⅞" height, bowls are 2½" in diameter. In near fine...

Khokhloma set, 4pcs - mid-19th century

Mid-19th century Khokhloma group. Consisting of a large bowl, a small bowl and two matching spoons. "Top painting" ("Верховая роспись"), that is, decoration has been painted directly onto the background. Guaranteed old. Large: 9" x 3½", small:...

Boretskaya Decorative Dish [Northern Dvina]

Boretskaya Painted Shallow Dish (Расписная Миска "(Борецкая"). An elderly balalaika player sits on a beam. His costume is traditional peasant, including "lapti" (straw footwear). Elegant handmade linden wood dish is painted with gouache paints and...

Pushkin [Kasli]

A.S. Pushkin ( Александр Сергеевич Пушкин -Касли). Cast iron cabinet figure of the iconic monument of Alexander Pushkin (1799-1837) the famous Russian poet & author. The bronze original, designed by Russian sculptor Alexander Mikhailovich Opekushin...

Veliky Ustyug Painted Box

"Church of the Ascension of Our Lord ". The church in Velikii Ustyug was built from stone in 1648, replacing earlier wooden structures. It is the oldest surviving building in the town.  The painting is on a hinged pine box covered with thin...

Veliky Ustyug Painted Box

"Assumption Cathedral (Успенский собор) of the Virgin Mary".  The cathedral is part of the architectural ensemble of an older monastery. It is on the banks of the Sukhona River, close to the town of Veliky Ustyug.   The painting is on a...

Firebird Plaque [Kasli]

The Firebird Openwork Relief (Плакетка Сквозной рельеф Жар Птица Касли). Cast iron (Dutch soot). Matte black color. Made in the 1980s. Model was created by artist and sculptor V. M. Filippov (1939-1989). Kasli paper tag still attached. 9" in height,...

Khokhloma Spoons, Set of 4 [Vintage]

Vintage Khokhloma Spoons. Set of matching spoons, fully hand carved. 1960s or 1970s. Lot of 4 pieces. Gold handles, black tips. 7" in length. Lacquer has dulled over time, overall very good.  Khokhloma ware is known as "treen", which is a generic...

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...

Bluebird Maiden Easter Egg

Bluebird Egg Maiden (Синяя птица). Hand painted bluebird on a wood egg with detailed floral enhancements on a milky-white background. Finished with a polished clear lacquer. Signature of the artist and date of 1991 on the bottom of the egg. Made in...

Troika Box [Vintage Sergiev Posad]

Troika (Тройка) Glove Box (Перчаточница). Made in Russia in the 1930s or 1950s, in the kustar style (кустарная промышленность) of Zagorsk/Sergiev Posad, with Abramtsevo influences. In good condition with some wear indicative of age (see photos)...

Frog Princess Plaque [Kasli]

Frog Princess Openwork Relief (Плакетка Сквозной рельеф Царевна Лягушка Касли). Cast iron (Dutch soot). Matte black color. Made in the 1980s. Model was created by artist and sculptor V. M. Filippov (1939-1989). 8¼" in height, 4¼" width...

Man and Woman wood carving pair [Poland]

Peasant Couple, Poland. Detailed larger linden wood carvings of a man carrying a staff and a shoulder bag and a woman carrying a basket and a walking stick. His right foot rests on a rock. Both are dressed for mountain climbing. Written on the...

Vintage Moldovan ethnic dolls [Set of 3]

Vintage Moldovan doll souvenirs. One is "Фудудул", which means Proud (or Haughty in reference to the pose assumed by the young man depicted, no doubt). Then there's "Поамэ", which means Poem and the third, missing its title tag, is "Дойна", which means...

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. Yet their expressions are youthful. Woman...

Bear with a Dudarik [Vintage]

Bear with a Dudarik (Медведь с Дудариком). A dudarik is a sort of a fife, or wooden flute. Misha the Bear has found a spot in which to nestle. A small stump is hollowed out for further use. Signed and labeled by the artist. Finely carved, circa 2000. 8"x...

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...

Emelya on the Stove

By the command of the pike (По щучьему велению). A fine Bogorodsk carving based on a much-beloved folk tale about lazy, but lucky, Emelya, who spares the life of a magic fish after catching it from out of the fishing hole with his bare hands. "At...