"English Bulldog" Matryoshka

"English Bulldog" Matryoshka

This "English Bulldog Matryoshka" is handcrafted in the heart of Russia. It was first handturned from linden wood and then handpainted by a professional nesting doll artist who specializes in animals painting. It is a typical nesting doll, and each smaller piece of the set fits into the next larger one. Each doll is coated with 3-5 layers of crystal clear lacquer, and the tallest one is signed by artist. Would make a wonderful gift to any kid, especially a growing one as it may be used as both a toy and a teaching tool.
PETS ON NESTING DOLLS
The tradition of painting pets, birds and poultry on nesting dolls is, actually, as old as the nesting doll itself. The first Russian nesting doll turned by Vassily Zviozdochkin and painted by Sergey Maliutin contained 8 pieces: a girl with a black rooster was followed by a boy and then by a girl again and so on. All figurines were different from each other, the last one was a figurine of a baby wrapped in diaper. Ever since then roosters and other poultry have been often pictured on matryoshka dolls. It is important to emphasize that poultry has always been treated a "pets" by both village and town children. Chicks and ducklings are often pictured in the hands of children being in the same nesting doll set with children holding kittens and puppies. The matryoshka doll before you is an excellent example of a "pets nesting doll". It will make a wonderful gift to any kid, especially a growing one as it may be used as both a toy and a teaching tool.

'English Bulldog' Matryoshka - $55.99
Retail Price: $65.99
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from: Russian Legacy
Russian Legacy, Inc.

Girls with Pets Russian nesting dolls

'Girls with Pets'- $ 434.84

The 'Girls with Pets' nesting doll before you is an exquisite example of Russian beauty and purity reflected in a unique matryoshka doll by a Moscow nesting doll artist Alla Lukash. Each nesting doll set is made to order and the whole set takes the artist 5 business days to paint and coat with matte finish. MORE INFO / RELATED STORY: RUSSIAN SERGIEV POSAD MATRYOSHKA In provincial Russia before the revolution the name Matryona or Matriyosha was a very popular female name. It was derived from the Latin root 'mater' which means 'mother'. This name was associated with the image of a mother of a big family who was very healthy and had a portly figure. Subsequently, it became a symbolic name and was used specially to describe brightly painted wooden dolls made in such a way that they could be taken apart to reveal smaller dolls fitting inside on another. The first nesting dolls of Sergiev Posad portrayed this special beauty: young girls dressed in Russian sarafans carrying baskets, scythes, bunches of flowers or dressed in winter short fur coats and scarves. This particular matryoshka is an exclusive example of a Sergiev Posad style married with a highly professional portrait painting.


Size: approx. 6.4' Metric: 16 cm Consists of: 5 pieces Finish: matte Availability: ships within 5-7 business days Origin: Russian Federation