Skip to main content

Vintage Black Russian Lacquered Box with Hand Painted Top

Vintage Black Russian Lacquered Box with Hand Painted Top

View Similar Items

Antique Russian Lacquered Box with Hand Painted Top

Antique Russian Lacquered Box with Hand Painted Top

Decorative Russian Hand Painted Lacquered Box With Fox & Fish

Decorative Russian Hand Painted Lacquered Box With Fox & Fish

Hand-Carved Decorative Wooden Keepsake Box with Animal Sculpture Lidded Top

Hand-Carved Decorative Wooden Keepsake Box with Animal Sculpture Lidded Top

Hand Painted and Sealed Porcelain Box with Girl's Face on the Lid

Hand Painted and Sealed Porcelain Box with Girl's Face on the Lid

Antique Capodimonte-Type Hand Painted Bas Relief Hinged Box

Antique Capodimonte-Type Hand Painted Bas Relief Hinged Box

African Tuareg Hand-Tooled Black Leather Box

African Tuareg Hand-Tooled Black Leather Box

Rare Vintage Russian Hand Painted Lacquered Small Wooden Box Signed Fedoskino

Rare Vintage Russian Hand Painted Lacquered Small Wooden Box Signed Fedoskino

Charles Thomae 1925 Art Deco Box with Red and Black Lacquer in Sterling Silver

Charles Thomae 1925 Art Deco Box with Red and Black Lacquer in Sterling Silver

Collection of Russian Papier Mache Lacquered Hand Painted Boxes

Collection of Russian Papier Mache Lacquered Hand Painted Boxes

Fine Russian Palekh Lacquered Lidded Box Hand Painted Signed

Fine Russian Palekh Lacquered Lidded Box Hand Painted Signed

Black Box with Mallard Duck Mosaic

Black Box with Mallard Duck Mosaic

Chinese Vintage Black Lacquer Lidded Box with Hand-Painted Chinoiserie Décor

Chinese Vintage Black Lacquer Lidded Box with Hand-Painted Chinoiserie Décor

Video Loading

Want more images or videos?

Request additional images or videos from the seller

1 of 19

Vintage Black Russian Lacquered Box with Hand Painted Top

About the Item

A lovely vintage Russian style lidded, hand painted, black lacquered small wooden box with a red interior. The box features a miniature fairy tale scene, the top of the box portrays a vignette of a shore scene where several men in a small boat pay a visit to several women on the shore This beautiful lacquer box is hand crafted and hand painted and it is signed by artist. The entire box is painted in a base coat of glossy black, and the inside is painted in a deep red tone. Some of the lacquer across the top of the box shows some age. The hinges of the box are very sturdy and the box opens and closes as intended. The dimensions are 6.5" W x 4" D x 1.5" H. The history of lacquerwar Authentic lacquer miniature paintings are one of the rarest and unique artworks in the world. And despite the complexity of the process, the miniature artists still paint them in the old-fashioned way. The peculiar and subtle art of Kholui lacquer miniatures incorporates the principles of Old Russian painting and folk art as a basis. Natural materials are used to manufacture paints: minerals, pigment (for example, red clays, cadmium, Siena, volkonskoite, etc.), mixed with water, vinegar, and egg yolk. The brushes used for painting are made of squirrel fur. Palekh miniature artists resort to complex multi-figured compositions, where the proportions are elongated, and the style is reminiscent of iconography. The development of Russian lacquerware from the four small rural villages of Fedoskino, Palekh, Kholui, and Mstera, is a story of artists adapting local traditions to produce new enterprises. The papier-mâché treasures, decorated with miniature paintings of folk scenes and fairy tales, are lacquered and polished to a high sheen. The boxes became popular when the religious icons were outlawed. Garrity-Arquitt said the artisans adapted their skills to continue to make a living. After the fall of the Soviet Union, she said, the market was flooded with these small art pieces, so the artists switched back to making icons. "They used the same paint, the same style and the same technique," Garrity-Arquitt said. Each piece is hand painted, not mass produced. While often bought by tourists, they also represent genuine art pieces, Garrity-Arquitt added. The boxes are made of papier-mâché, which took four or five months to complete. The forms had to be created, then the boxes fashioned and dried. Then the boxes received layer upon layers of paint to be dried. This art form first appeared in Russia in the 18th century, when Peter the Great commissioned lacquered panels, painted by Russian iconographers, to decorate a room at his Monplaisir Palace. As with other decorative arts introduced during Peter's reign, the manufacture of lacquerware was gradually taken over by private companies and later, in the Soviet period, by cooperative artels.

Dimensions:
Height: 1 in (2.54 cm)Width: 6.5 in (16.51 cm)Depth: 4 in (10.16 cm)
Style:
Gustavian (In the Style Of)
Materials and Techniques:
Softwood,Hand-Painted,Lacquered
Place of Origin:
Romania
Period:
Mid-20th Century
Date of Manufacture:
1960
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
North Hollywood, CA
Reference Number:
Seller: RB3221stDibs: LU906827650522

More From This Seller

African Tuareg Hand-Tooled Black Leather Box

Located in North Hollywood, CA

Hand tooled black leather box from Africa. Very fine workmanship with tribal traditional African symbols on black leather. Tuareg style probably Maurit...

Category

Early 20th Century Mauritanian Folk Art Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather

African Tuareg Hand-Tooled Black Leather Box

African Tuareg Hand-Tooled Black Leather Box

$450

Hand Painted Rajasthani Lacquer Decorative Box

By Mamluke

Located in North Hollywood, CA

Hand painted Rajasthani lacquer box in rectangular shape with lid decorated with floral designs. Great decorative box. Size is 9" x 5.5" x 2" height. Overall good condition. Great Is...

Category

20th Century Indian Moorish Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Hand Painted Rajasthani Lacquer Decorative Box

Hand Painted Rajasthani Lacquer Decorative Box

$450

Vintage Trinket Metal Box with Porcelain Top Hand Painted Asian Scene

Located in North Hollywood, CA

Vintage metal and porcelain trinket box with hand painted Asian Japanese scene. Metal silvered with porcelain top hand painted with an outdoor sc...

Category

Late 20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Metalwork

Materials

Metal

Vintage Trinket Metal Box with Porcelain Top Hand Painted Asian Scene

Vintage Trinket Metal Box with Porcelain Top Hand Painted Asian Scene

$450

Large Chinese Tea Box Black Lacquered Gilt Hand Painted Octagonal Box 1940s

Located in North Hollywood, CA

Large Chinese Export Tea Box Octagonal Black Lacquered Gilt Painted Covered Box 1940s. Antique Chinoiserie black lacquer box with numerous figures and gilt detail. Asian Chinese blac...

Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tea Caddies

Materials

Giltwood, Lacquer

Large Chinese Tea Box Black Lacquered Gilt Hand Painted Octagonal Box 1940s

Large Chinese Tea Box Black Lacquered Gilt Hand Painted Octagonal Box 1940s

$1,250

Persian Lacquer Pen Box Hand Painted with Floral and Gilt Design

Located in North Hollywood, CA

Persian hand painted lacquer pen box in rectangular shape. Decorated with floral designs on gold background, black interior. Moorish Mughal pen box papier maché with miniature floral painting in the Persian style. Great Islamic Art collector museum quality piece on this miniature painting on box. Nice Mughal Indo Persian pen Box...

Category

Early 20th Century Indian Moorish Decorative Boxes

Materials

Paper

Persian Lacquer Pen Box Hand Painted with Floral and Gilt Design

Persian Lacquer Pen Box Hand Painted with Floral and Gilt Design

$250

Asian Chinese Box Black Lacquered Gilt Painted 1940s

Located in North Hollywood, CA

Antique Oriental Chinese Export Black Lacquered Gilt Painted Covered Box 1940s. Large Asian Chinese black lacquered tea box with nume...

Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Tea Caddies

Materials

Giltwood, Lacquer

Asian Chinese Box Black Lacquered Gilt Painted 1940s

Asian Chinese Box Black Lacquered Gilt Painted 1940s

$650

You May Also Like

Antique Russian Lacquered Box with Hand Painted Top

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

This antique wooden box is unmarked and unsigned, but believed to have been made in Russia in circa 1890. The top of the box portrays a vignette of a shore scene where several men in...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Russian Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Softwood

Antique Russian Lacquered Box with Hand Painted Top

Antique Russian Lacquered Box with Hand Painted Top

$1,295

Decorative Russian Hand Painted Lacquered Box With Fox & Fish

Located in Bridgeport, CT

Decorative Russian hand painted lacquered hinged box with red interior. The box with a fox licking his mouth over his discovery of a proudly displ...

Category

20th Century Russian Aesthetic Movement Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Decorative Russian Hand Painted Lacquered Box With Fox & Fish

Decorative Russian Hand Painted Lacquered Box With Fox & Fish

$1,450

Hand-Carved Decorative Wooden Keepsake Box with Animal Sculpture Lidded Top

Located in Miami, FL

A beautifully hand carved wooden keepsake box with an adorable sculpted dog on top of the lid. The exterior of the box is stylistically carved wit...

Category

20th Century American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Oak

Hand-Carved Decorative Wooden Keepsake Box with Animal Sculpture Lidded Top

Hand-Carved Decorative Wooden Keepsake Box with Animal Sculpture Lidded Top

$595 Sale Price

25% Off

Hand Painted and Sealed Porcelain Box with Girl's Face on the Lid

Located in Marbella, ES

Hand-Painted and Sealed Porcelain Box with Girl's Face on the Lid.

Category

Mid-20th Century European Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Hand Painted and Sealed Porcelain Box with Girl's Face on the Lid

Hand Painted and Sealed Porcelain Box with Girl's Face on the Lid

$924

Antique Capodimonte-Type Hand Painted Bas Relief Hinged Box

By Capodimonte

Located in CHARLESTON, SC

Rare antique Capodimonte type hand decorated hinged box with gorgeous original gilt interior and bas relief decoration on all sides including the b...

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Capodimonte-Type Hand Painted Bas Relief Hinged Box

Antique Capodimonte-Type Hand Painted Bas Relief Hinged Box

$965 Sale Price

28% Off

Rare Vintage Russian Hand Painted Lacquered Small Wooden Box Signed Fedoskino

Located in Plainview, NY

A lovely Russian hand painted lacquered small wooden box with a red interior. The box features the frog princess and prince Ivan miniature fairy tale....

Category

Late 20th Century Russian Hellenistic Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Lacquer, Paint

Rare Vintage Russian Hand Painted Lacquered Small Wooden Box Signed Fedoskino

Rare Vintage Russian Hand Painted Lacquered Small Wooden Box Signed Fedoskino

$520 Sale Price

20% Off

Recently Viewed

More Ways To Browse

18th Century Russian Icon

Russian Black Lacquer

Russian Icons And Religious Art

Russian Icon Religious Painting

Russian Papier Mache

Vintage Fur Coat Women

18th Century Mens Coat

Russian Lacquer Box

Russian Hand Painted Lacquer Box

Russian Icon Box

Russian Fairy Tales

Signed Russian Lacquer Boxes

Papier Mache Egg

Fedoskino Russian Lacquer Boxes

Russian Lacquer Box Fairy Tale

View All Popular More Desk Accessories Searches